Another related product developed by DSI recently is aimed at protecting the ownership of Web site source code. Clients using DSI to escrow their Web site will be protected if, for instance, their Web site design company goes out of business or fails to support that site for some other reason. In that event, a recent version of the Web site's source code, any embedded third-party code, and any special materials needed to maintain the site will be released to the Web site owner. This has become an increasingly more common issue as companies dedicate greater dollars to the design and development of their Web sites. Custom software is created on Web sites that companies depend upon to run their businesses.
Original artwork is also a major and expensive component of today's Web sites.
But ownership of this kind of intellectual property is not always cut and dry. If some or all of a company's Web site is licensed, a DSI Web site escrow account will protect that asset.