> -----Original Message----- > From: geda-user-boun...@moria.seul.org > [mailto:geda-user-boun...@moria.seul.org] On Behalf Of Joerg > Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:50 PM > To: geda-u...@seul.org > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: good books about footprint and land patterns
.... > > Another difference between Anglo American law and the rest > of the world: > > Under European law an author can't give away the copyright > on his work. > > He can grant the right to use to others. But he cannot pass the > > copyright itself. ... > > > That is strange. Maybe that's one reason why companies over > there are so reluctant to use consultants. In pretty much all > my consulting agreements, whenever I design something > patentable and that was done on > (paid) client time it's theirs to patent. Says so in my > standard agreement. I recently had a lengthy negotiation with > a foreign client and basically said "Look, my agreement even > gives you more rights in that area than your version". They > signed it :-) There are major differences between patents and copywrites... D _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user