There is similar verbiage available in any R&D Shop. I wish I had a recent copy I would supply it. In short while you may come up with the idea and they have paid for it, it then allows both parties to have the same rights. But limited. Also it then goes into the company side and limits the amount of knowledge you transfer (Discloser Agreement) that it also has time limits. Mine are all 5 year agreements that renew any time funds are transferred from one party to the next. (Real short - really it is about 5 pages)
I use a discloser agreement in many ways. I like the fact it protects both sides. So, good luck and by all means should you need to contact me, please do so. Paul Not funny, but I am in the process of HUNTING a person down as we speak that has not returned a computer / software / equipment. He called and gave notice and that was the last I heard from him, the economy is that bad here in Michigan. I do not believe he has stolen any information from it. But ..... Perhaps it might be the reason I like the encrypt and compiled w/expiration. Now for From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:56 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Code copywrite My app is different but this might work. How about telling that you own the copyright but they have full rights to use / modify it for their own use but they can't take your code and start selling the app or selling your code. Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: jan johansen <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:27 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Code copywrite Group, Looking for some insights from people. I recently placed a copy of 7.6 on my clients server so they would feel better about "if something happened to me" someone else could pick up the pieces. They found what I have been placing in my rmd's at the top: -- Title: PurchaseRecon.rmd -- Comment: replaces old reconpur.cmd -- Created: Sep 2007 -- Author: Jan D. Johansen -- Copyright C 2007 Dane Data Systems -- Last Update -- Uses Forms: PurchReconSelect,reconpur Now they are upset because they thought they owned the code. In this case the code is somewhat hybrid. The original code was in 4.5 ++ (I think) and I have "borrowed" sections of the original code during the upgrade. I have found traces of at least 3 other people in the original. Of course I have rewritten sections and supplanted with my own and borrowed from other people on the list. The header was placed mainly as an afterthought in the rmd's without much thought to what it implied. So now - who owns the code? Is it the intellectual property of the developer or since the client pays you for your services is it his? I know I should have spelled this out in an agreement but didn't think I would run into anything like this (there I go thinking again). Any thoughts/comments greatly appreciated in advance (I'm offline for about 10 hours after I hit the send). Jan
