Title: Customized theme copyright
Last modified: August 21, 2016

---

# Customized theme copyright

 *  [samnine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samnine/)
 * (@samnine)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/)
 * So, I’ll be outsourcing development of website to a designing company and development
   company (2 separate companies each).
 * Question is, how would I be sure that they won’t take my customized website idea(
   once it’s finished development-wise) and sell it to the public people?
 * Thanks.

Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)

 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/#post-5066476)
 * Given that all themes are released under GPL, there is not a lot you can do about
   this – other than discuss it with your chosen developers.
 *  [Miroslav Glavić](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miroslavglavic/)
 * (@miroslavglavic)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/#post-5066552)
 * You could just pay the designing company a wee bit more
 * Let’s say $1,000 for a non-exclusive theme. $3,000 for exclusive theme.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/#post-5066553)
 * Thank you for your input but I afraid it’s really not appropriate to discuss 
   design costings here.
 *  [Miroslav Glavić](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miroslavglavic/)
 * (@miroslavglavic)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/#post-5066557)
 * Those numbers were just examples, I have no idea how much he is paying. He could
   offer more for exclusivity.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/#post-5066558)
 * I do appreciate that but this line of discussion is not appropriate for these
   forums.
 *  Thread Starter [samnine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samnine/)
 * (@samnine)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/#post-5066603)
 * Yea, but what I meant was how would I know – like, what sorta documents should
   I be getting that proves that I have the right to that customized theme?
 * Cost of designing and development aside that is.
 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/#post-5066607)
 * There’s things like NDA’s, commercial greements, etc, but without knowing a whole
   lot more about your business, where you’re located, who you’re dealing with, 
   where they’re located, etc, etc, etc… this is not the place for asking that sort
   of question.
 * What you need to do is bite the bullet and spend the money to see a real copyright
   lawyer that can give you a real answer to your questions and tell you what you
   should and should not do.
 * Don’t ever take legal advice from an internet forum… it’s not worth the paper
   it’s writen on (sarcastic, but true).

Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)

The topic ‘Customized theme copyright’ is closed to new replies.

 * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
 * 7 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customized-theme-copyright/#post-5066607)
 * Status: not resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics