The customer asks for the source

Question

Freelance

It often happens to me that the customer asks to send him the source, whether it's a .fla file from a flash banner, or a .psd file from a poster that I made. And the question always torments me: is it customary for freelancers to send them out? For me, this is always associated with the requirement for the chef to show the exact recipe according to which the dish that you ordered from him was prepared.
Who does what in similar situations? Is there a standard of behavior?

Answer 1

Order a design and not get a psd? This is nonsense

Answer 2

You are probably confusing situations.
If you at one time developed a flash banner at your own expense and bearing your own risks, then selling it you can not give away the source code, because. You sell the final product and that's it.
If you received an order for development, the development was carried out at the expense of the customer, in fact, the development time was paid for you, the risks are essentially on the customer, then the source code must be given, because. You sell your time and everything that you have developed by order at this time.
Perhaps you will be helped to clarify the situation by reading the definition of “service work” in the law.

Answer 3

If you did not discuss this situation, then you need to give it. This is the default in Russia.
If discussed, then it is necessary to do so, what was the agreement.
If you are from different countries with different laws, then you can still think and find a compromise.

Answer 4

There is a finished product, and there is development to order. In the second case, the source must be given.

Answer 5

Set the price for production, with or without sources.

Answer 6

I read the answers here and I'm amazed. In fact, this situation should definitely be regulated by the contract. Everything else is fantasy.

Answer 7

Enter a simple rule to sell raw materials for n rubles or a percentage, and you don’t need to decide anything, if the customer wants to buy, if he can’t buy, then he doesn’t want to.

Answer 8

It is best to always discuss the issue of the final product or the final product + sources in advance.
But yes, in most cases - it is customary to give, if not discussed earlier.