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Walter On Oct 28, 2013, at 8:41 PM, tamouse mailing lists wrote: > I just want to caution the OP. You may not own the code. It depends upon who > retains copyright, and licensing, etc. If you have paid the agency for their > work, which you should do if you have a contract, you *may* have a right to > the source code, or you may not, again, depending on your contract. Just > taking the code by copying it off your server could very well be a breech of > contract. You should consult an IP lawyer immediately. > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Hassan Schroeder > <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:59 AM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > We are having issues with our currentl web agency who have built our website > > Have you chosen a new agency yet? Because it sounds like you > need technical guidance *and* hands-on assistance at this point > to deal with determining and securing what's on your server. > > Your new agency would be the best ones to provide that. > > Good luck, > -- > Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ [email protected] > http://about.me/hassanschroeder > twitter: @hassan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CACmC4yDyHwTMufu7LLcuSHjhkMc2M6UAk%3D6j56wTwX6c3g8pbw%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CAHUC_t87D7-s50P31gNAoYC4EGqwWJAR6ZGnMtF%2Bevc_jn75zA%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/7AF6F14C-FDD5-4B86-AA67-7BFAF27E198B%40wdstudio.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
