If not clearly specified, who is the copyright owner of that website? Given the name of the website is not on the invoice. Everything is done using my equipment and the site is hosted on my server.
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If he is charging you for website development it can’t be HIS website can it? If it was his why would you pay to develop it?
I would suggest you put together a written agreement about the service he is being paid to provide.
If he/she owns the website, then you would be leasing or renting the website from him/her and, in addition, you could be charged for particular developments you request for the website.
It seems like it should be clearly stated in your agreement that you are the owner of the website subject only to payment for the services of the website developer in this regard.
Here’s a question for you. Can you switch to a different website developer and would he or she have full access and control of the website? If not, then it would appear that your “ownership” is linked to your continuing use of this particular developer and ends when you terminate his or her services.
That doesn’t sound like traditional ownership, and I cannot imagine that that would be the industry standard. You need to firm up your interests in writing so that it is clear that you own the website and that your ownership is not conditioned upon continuing the services of this developer.
You may very well want to engage the services of a competent attorney to modify or memorialize your agreement to suit your ends.
Good luck.