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How do you sign contracts with virtual workers?

by Apply Marketing
8 replies
do you use paper?
electronic signature?
something else?
#contracts #sign #virtual #workers
  • Profile picture of the author rmichel
    Originally Posted by Apply Marketing View Post

    do you use paper?
    electronic signature?
    something else?
    Check out odesk.com. No spcial procedure needed to hire someone.

    Greetings from Bulgaria!
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonmorgan
    If you're referring to foreign outsourced slave labor, I wouldn't worry about it that much unless you're dealing with serious money. Are you going to fly to their country in order to pursue them in court if something goes wrong?
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  • Profile picture of the author Quentin
    Good one Jason

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  • Profile picture of the author Apply Marketing
    Im talking about hiring a ghostwriter to write a book and give me the rights of the written content. Frank said its good to have a signed work for hire agreement on that, but I dont know how to sign contracts over the internet.

    @rmichel, thanks I will read that tonight, I hope it will answer my question
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    • Profile picture of the author Josh Richardson
      odesk.com (as mentioned), elance.com , scriptlance.com are all great places to get your work from. No contracts needed.
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  • Profile picture of the author Apply Marketing
    I DO need to know how to sign a contract over the internet, because hiring people will not be the only activity that Im going to be involved in that will require such action
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  • Profile picture of the author cindybidar
    Check with a lawyer. I have heard, via some legal sources, that an email conversation can serve as a legally binding contract of sorts, and I've used this in the past when I have hired writers. So far I haven't had to fight this in court, so I can't say for sure if it works.

    I have also "signed" contracts via email by simply typing my name into the form and emailing it back. Again, never gone to court with it, so use at your own risk.

    What you want to do is have copyright transferred to you upon payment. Work for hire doesn't apply. You can read the details here: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf (PDF document).
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  • Profile picture of the author Apply Marketing
    Thanks for the tip and I will contact a lawyer, of course
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