At 10:21 2013-09-12, "Graham Brown" <grah...@compsys.co.uk> wrote:
Hi all
One of my customers has asked to buy out the
rights to one of my products. Currently there is
only the one company using this.
Why does he want this?
Maybe, he wants the rights so that his
competition can not have it. Make him pay well
for taking a potential market from you.
Maybe, all he really needs is code escrow.
Normally my projects do not include the source
because previously another client took the
source, developed his own application with my
libraries and set up in competition with me.
Cost me about £30k in lost business.
What a sleaze. And it is expensive to sue.
Previously when this happened I had one customer
try to enforce "no writing software for 8 years
after the sale" and another wanting 20% royalty
on all derivative works which is basically
everything and everybody. I told both of them where to go.
Good.
This new chap wants ownership of just the one
product. The chap has said he will pay for this
but I've no idea what to charge or what terms I should impose or accept.
Charge more than a little.
Just wondering how to deal with this
I wish I had your problem.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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