I have an online business.One of the products sold is a unique
instructional cd-rom. The software designer/developer has tried to
market it himself as well as reproduce it but he has not done well.
His background is writing code and he really has no interest or
knowledge of in marketing.I approached him with the idea of giving me
the rights to be his sole distributor. He will give me the right to
reproduce his work as well as resell it to take the burden off of
himself. The cd rom retails for $19.95. I have paid $6.00 wholesale
for each unit prior to this agreement.I need these 2 things: 1)a fair
price to offer him for each unit I sell- I am responsible for ALL
costs of reproduction,inserts and jewel cases. 2)A very simply worded
legally binding contract between myself and the designer giving me
sole right of distribution and the right to reproduce his material.

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Request for Question Clarification by missy-ga on 15 Nov 2002 19:41 PST

Hi javagigi,

Will the designer retain copyright, or is he going to assign the
copyright to you?  Do you plan to pay him a flat fee or royalties on a
recurring basis?

--Missy

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Clarification of Question by javagigi-ga on 16 Nov 2002 08:23 PST

Hi Missy,
The designer will retain copyright at this time. Our agreement is that
I pay him royalties on a recurring basis, most likely monthly.
Thanks!