Q: I had a creative make my logo and labels. We had only a verbal contract. She gave them to me willingly and for free.
Now i'm having a break with that team and they are threatening to sue me if i use the labels. All the correspondence was done through facebook messenger and i have logs of everything said.
She gave them to me for this expressed purpose with a written out understanding many times that there would be no payment.
Can she take me to court for these? can she use them herself? what are my rights here?
A: This would depend on a detailed reading of all of the correspondence to see if any sort of contract or license was created to allow you to use the logo. As a general proposition, the person who creates the work of art owns the copyright. One exception is what is called a work for hire, which may apply in your situation.
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