Who owns the source code according the agreement? How were the milestones defined?
You can technically reverse engineer the code (it will not look exactly like the original). Depending on the agreement though, if the coder owns the source, you're probably better off not doing that.
Next time specify who owns the source in the agreement, and make sure that you're getting the source as you release the funds.
You can technically reverse engineer the code (it will not look exactly like the original). Depending on the agreement though, if the coder owns the source, you're probably better off not doing that.
Next time specify who owns the source in the agreement, and make sure that you're getting the source as you release the funds.