Buying Tips
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Check if the business is registered with State’s Company Registration. If the company is an unregistered entity, it is more likely that company will renegade on the contract, and/or claim ownership of the assets supplied, or take the money and don’t deliver results.
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If you are hiring people to do work, do they have a contract? You need a contract to state deliverables, payment terms, NDA.
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The contract must state that the assets are not to be resold or re-used by the contractor.
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There must be a NDA to prevent accidental disclosure.
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There must be payment terms. Example. No-work, no-pay. Contract termination due to missed deliverables. Clear file-format types used (examples BVH is not acceptable)
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Plagiarism is grounds for contract termination. Using prior or previous content is grounds for termination. Original content must be drawn/modelled/coded by (contractor/developer/artist).
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Does the company have a registered business address that is registered with the State? If not, you could have problems finding his contact details.
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Does the company’s Youtube videos show living quarters, like bed, toilet?
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Does the company have other artists to help? If not you could be looking at a one-man-show.