Who Owns the Code When the Invoice Is Paid?
A client contract that says "all work product" can claim your reusable libraries, scripts, and pre-existing IP — not just this deliverable.
Get Your $19 Freelance Developers Risk Scan →PactSift AI vs. a Traditional Lawyer vs. Doing Nothing
| Dimension | PactSift AI | Traditional Lawyer | Do Nothing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnaround | 10 minutes flat | 3–7 days + scheduling | Never — hope nothing bites |
| Cost | $19, one-time | $250–$650 per hour | $0 now, unbounded later |
| Output you can read | Plain-English summary | Legal memo in legalese | The dense fine print itself |
| Can you verify it? | Exact quote + page cited | Yes, but asks you to trust them | No — you never knew it was there |
| What it is NOT | First-pass scan, checkable claims | Actual legal advice | A strategy |
The clauses freelance developers miss most
- →IP Assignment Overreach
- →Uncapped or One-Sided Indemnification
FAQ
Common questions about AI contract review
About 10 minutes. PactSift AI analyzes the document, flags every risky clause, and generates a plain-English summary with verbatim citations in a single pass — so you get certainty before you sign, not days later.
Yes. The Freelance Developers review specifically scans for work-made-for-hire language, "all work product" grant-of-rights clauses, and pre-existing-IP carve-outs that would silently transfer ownership of your reusable assets to the client.
Yes. It flags unilateral scope-change rights, "unlimited revisions" language, and deliverables-expansion clauses that let a client widen the engagement without renegotiating fees — the clauses that quietly erase freelance margin.
Every risk flag includes the exact verbatim quote, page, and section from your uploaded document. You verify each finding against the source text in seconds — PactSift AI summarizes, it does not paraphrase away the specifics.
Your freelance developers playbook
- IP assignment / license-back analysis
- Pre-existing toolkit carve-out check 🔒