Who is the legal owner of a website?

Full question:

Is the legal owner of a web site the one who sets it up and has the pass code?

  • Category: Internet
  • Date:
  • State: Georgia

Answer:

The legal ownership of a website depends on various factors. The person who sets up the website or has access to the password may not necessarily be the legal owner. Ownership is typically defined by the contracts involved, which outline the responsibilities and rights of each party involved in the website's creation and management.

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FAQs

The responsibility for writing the code for a website typically falls to web developers or programmers. These individuals or teams are contracted or employed to create the website's functionality and design. However, the legal ownership of the code can depend on agreements made between the developer and the website owner, which should specify who retains rights to the code.