Tha'll do Donkey... tha'll do... ;o) Mike Kear wrote: > Yes, i suggested two alternatives - > > [A] I own all the IP in the code, and grant him an irrevocable > perpetual license to use it and any derivative work arising from it, > or > > [B] he owns all the IP and grants me an irrevocable perpetual license > to use it and any derivative work arising from it. > > He chose the second and when he signs the licence and pays me for the > work, he gets unencrypted code. > > I took up Jochem's suggestion and the suggestions of several other > people on this list (what a helpful list!!) and here's what i'm doing: > > I mounted the code on a site on my shared hosting service He can test > the functionality and appearance there. We'll work on that version of > the code until it behaves and looks how he wants it to. > > Then he'll get an encypted version of the code with a time bomb in it > to load onto his servers and test that the functionality and > appearance is the same on his servers as on the staging site. > > Then after he signs the licence, and pays me my final 25% payment, he > gets the clear-text code, I walk off into the sunset counting my > money, and resolving not to do business with him again. > > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > > > On 5/17/07, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Because he wants to own outright all the IP in the project, >>> no pre-written modules can be used. Everything must be >>> custom written for him, so he can own all the IP. >>> >> You do have a nonexclusive right to reuse algorithms, etc, in your own >> development, right? >> >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >> http://www.figleaf.com/ >> >> >> > >
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