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I while ago I sold a bunch of chess powerpoints to a school principal. I added a copyright mark to the slides to signal that they are for intended use only. 

This intended use was for the school to shoot chess videos for their school chess program, from the presentations and scripts I provided. We didn't specifically clarify beforehand what the full extent of the rights to the product was, but that intended use at least was clear. 

Now I want to use the same slides, which I still consider my creative property, to make videos of my own, start a youtube channel or something. I feel like if i sell course materials i retain creative ownership. How does this work legally, in general and via Fiverr? The buyer stated he wouldn't like to see videos made by me using the same slides, since he wants to create videos with them himself for his schools chess players. It was clear that this internal use in his school was the purpose of the powerpoints and scripts i provided. 

What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance 

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