kbilltv
07-27-2003, 12:57 AM
I took a job for an ad agency for a poster and storyboard. I qualified for the job by doing a painting of one of the characters that the agency specified.
I signed a contract for the job, and a non-discosure agreement. I completed the poster, emiling them updates as it progressed. As it was almost done they expressed an interest in having me do a version with the characters cut and pasted into a photo background. I replied with an 'ok, but it'll cost extra'. I have not heard from them since. Y=This was right before it was agreed I would get a deposit. I have received no money. Yes, oops! But, wha can I say... I got into it. And they gave me faith that though they were an 'up-and-coming' agency (two guys with a hollywood blvd office), they were good for the piddling amount I contracted for. (which worked out to less than $10 hr for the poster, and the storyboard was to be nicluded).
My question is, can I post the poster I painted for them on the internet in this forum as a work of art? Or, woould that be a violation of the non-disclosure? (It is the characters in a setting wth the end client's product. Thay are animals which would not normally be associated with that product. So, the image does give the use of the characters in association with that product away... which is their campaign.)
However... I have not been paid jack, and I'm thinking they went ahead and used one of the jpegs I emailed of the in-progress work for the poster for their pitch... I'm sure that though it was lo-res, it was good enough for a 'comp'.
I'm at the place of not caring for the money, I just want to use the image for portfolio purposes. To post it freely on the internet as my work. Can I?
(I will gladly email a copy of the poster if an advisor thinks quality has bearing. I spent close to 70 hours on it; involving changes)
I signed a contract for the job, and a non-discosure agreement. I completed the poster, emiling them updates as it progressed. As it was almost done they expressed an interest in having me do a version with the characters cut and pasted into a photo background. I replied with an 'ok, but it'll cost extra'. I have not heard from them since. Y=This was right before it was agreed I would get a deposit. I have received no money. Yes, oops! But, wha can I say... I got into it. And they gave me faith that though they were an 'up-and-coming' agency (two guys with a hollywood blvd office), they were good for the piddling amount I contracted for. (which worked out to less than $10 hr for the poster, and the storyboard was to be nicluded).
My question is, can I post the poster I painted for them on the internet in this forum as a work of art? Or, woould that be a violation of the non-disclosure? (It is the characters in a setting wth the end client's product. Thay are animals which would not normally be associated with that product. So, the image does give the use of the characters in association with that product away... which is their campaign.)
However... I have not been paid jack, and I'm thinking they went ahead and used one of the jpegs I emailed of the in-progress work for the poster for their pitch... I'm sure that though it was lo-res, it was good enough for a 'comp'.
I'm at the place of not caring for the money, I just want to use the image for portfolio purposes. To post it freely on the internet as my work. Can I?
(I will gladly email a copy of the poster if an advisor thinks quality has bearing. I spent close to 70 hours on it; involving changes)