RE: [KCFusion] ethics

[Safley, Nicole]

I absolutely agree.  Is it ethical to do other work while on the employers dime?  No.  Is it illegal or does that company then have rights to the product?  That has been addressed in previous emails.  Ethics is really pretty simple.  The legal implications are the tricky part. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Templin, Luke Sent: December 22, 2003 9:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [KCFusion] ethics Don't confuse ethics with being legal. The two are not the same.     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Hale, Frederick L, WCS Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [KCFusion] ethics I agreed with Bruce. Is the code patentable. It's not 'Business Logic code' . He's not using company secret's to make a profit. It's program logic to solve a problem.   Frederick Hale R.O.A.M. Support (Phone:  816-391-7745 4 Fax:      816-391-5027 -E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Dunwiddie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [KCFusion] ethics Given the other answers, you now know some of the legalities behind it. However, ethics does not always directly correspond with laws. Even ethics does not put food on the table or pay the bills. For me, the question always comes down to, who would get hurt in the deal. If the answer is no one, or the only big corporate owner isn't doing anything with the product, then I'm a lot more likely to consider something like that. Obviously, you have to be aware that if your product makes money, you could be liable for money on down the road, but come on, we're Americans here, and we never worry about things in the future. The other fun thing to consider is just rewriting the same application over without looking at any of the current code. Then, it comes down to patentable ideas, which is probably something the company wouldn't get involved in.   Bruce Dunwiddie Ticket Technology P: 866.543.3331 F: 913.451.7832 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Adaryl Wakefield Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [KCFusion] ethics So I was thinking, and as usual having no one else to talk to about this stuff I turn to you guys. Would it  be ethical for me to take and application that I had written for my company and turn around and use it for my own commercial purposes? A.