Java freelancers

[Al Hollis]

I have an idea which I believe has some good potential. A Java applet / flash would be required for the idea to work. Unfortunatly my graphical / programing talent is not yet good enough to do this all on my own. So I was wondering if any one here knew what the deal was with hiring freelancers. Do they own the code? do they own the copywright?

[Mark Herschberg]

You can find similar threads through searching this forum. The answer is that they own whatever their contract tells them. They may own the source code, or your may own it. They may own IP or you my own it. Personally, when I hire contractors, I always make sure I own all source code and IP.

--Mark

[Al Hollis]

Thanks for reply.

How would I go about getting a quote for things like this. Is there a problem with trust when undertaking projects like this?