FORWARD FROM "Andrew J. English" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WHO OWNS WHAT'S INSIDE YOUR HEAD? (fwd) Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 14:14:39 -0400 (EDT) WHO OWNS WHAT'S INSIDE YOUR HEAD? In a case that could set a new precedent in intellectual property law, a former employee of DSC Communications in Plano, Texas, has appealed a court order requiring him to reveal a software conversion procedure he says he knows how to do, but never told the company. Evan Brown, who worked for DSC for 10 years before he was fired, told the company he knows how to automatically convert old software code into newer languages, and DSC now wants that information, based on an agreement that Brown signed making all ideas related to DSC's line of business property of the company. If the court doesn't rule in Brown's favor, the case will go to trial Nov. 3. (Information Week 14 Jul 97) -- -- Jonathan Prince ------------------------------------------- ------ http://www.killyourtv.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --------------------------------------[ web designer ]-------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------[ old address ]-------- --------------------------------------------------------------
