1)
<quote src="Scott Barnes"> 
An employer does not retain the rights to all creations you develop
whilest under the employee, unless they specifically allocate you as a
resource to build that said product.
</quote>

Scott, sorry to disagree with you but I remember a games programmer (in Melb I 
think ) about 3 or so years ago that lost his IP of a kick-ass game he made at 
home while making games for the company he was employed for. went ot court and 
he lost.

the story goes that he was using ideas, processes, etc that was inspired by his 
day job. Any outside work/product had to be approved by his work and that 
outside work was in fact owned by his employer. 

It was actually written into his contract as such, as it is for me...(got a 
copy of your old contract, Scott? have a close look - you'll be surprised)

2)
<quote src="M@ Bourke">
I've done contract work before where the contract stated along the
lines of its all owned by them, and when I finish the project I have
to hand them all the source code and delete any copy's I have etc.
</quote>

I've heard that, for contractors au fait with "enlightened" contract 
conditions, the product belongs to the "owner" (employer) while the developed 
code libraries the contractor can take away with him when the project is 
finished.

anyone confirm that this is common?

my 2c
barry.b


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