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Recently, i was task to do a reverse engineering design of a multiplexer board used for Burn In Boards (sideline or part time job). Since there's no schematic diagram available, i trace it manually from the board and create my own schematics and PCB. My question now is:
My costumer (actually a third party provider also, not direct from client) is asking me to submit to them the design for their checking Initially i submit only the PDF file of the board and not the schematics. And now they are also requesting the schematics. Is it ok to not give the schematic since i painstakingly manually trace it. I'm just afraid they might just forward it to other PCB designer and i make their life so simple..out of it they can create a PCB. I want them to buy the design from me including the gerber file of the design.
Need your inputs and suggestion.....
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A****min
Jul 04.2019, 16:37:14
Your question is almost entirely about how you and your customer(s) are doing business with each other. We don't know what your understanding is with your customer(s), so nobody here can tell you what is or isn't ok in this situation. It's already clear that you don't trust this customer, so that would indicate it's time to get something in writing. Verbal contracts are difficult to enforce even in countries that recognize them as legal.
However, if the understanding is that you are to be paid for hours spent on the project, then the customer might expect that the product of that labor is already their property (upon payment, anyway) and be rather upset if you intend to charge them extra for it.
The fact this is a sideline for you is pretty irrelevant to the business aspects of the situation.
