Re: SCO identifies code?
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:51:00PM -0500, Alex Malinovich wrote:
>
> Welcome to the wonderful world of 'intellectual property' in the US.
> As an example here:
>
> My previous employer had a contract provision that stated that any and
> all code I write while employed there was owned by the corporation.
My current employer tried the same tactic. I refused to sign the
paperwork until the wording was changed. Now, they own the code that I
write explicitly for them, nothing else. If I write a utility without
request from them (even if they later make use of it), it belongs to me
not them.
--
Jamin W. Collins
Remember, root always has a loaded gun. Don't run around with it unless
you absolutely need it. -- Vineet Kumar
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