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I don't know how loose things may be in the US, but up here: 1) If the end-credits have a copyright in your client's business name, it means that they have the exclusive rights to all elements used in the video, with exception to stock graphics, or elements such as music and sound effects where you pay a licence fee for using them. The best thing to do is to make sure you get a written agreement spelling out what both parties expect of the deal, with any options that either party may want to allow the other party to have. 2) For locating examples or bundles of film and video business forms, go to your local professional video equipment dealer and ask where you could obtain the forms. Since they are in the business, they should know. While you're there, ask if they can help you with your questions about the law in relation to client's and videographer's rights. 3) Unless you have written permission, even using freely distributable MOD files may come back to legally haunt you in the future. Most of the best MOD's originate overseas, so that does reduce the odds of a legal challenge. -= Vance =- Image Master Internet: viking@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca