Dian
nd500_lo at charter.net
Mon Sep 17 14:21:17 CDT 2007
Julie, I hope so. I couldn't find anyone that cared a thing about it, except for this little local timeshare development. They contacted me after a former co-worker told them about it and about me...and no one has said it's wrong. If this is a mistake, I'll be sure to let you all know when I get email rights in the friendly neighborhood jail. Wish me luck, folks. I'm technically retired, but what they'll need is basically nothing more than the installation and some training. Thank you so much to all of you. I've just called and committed. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Julie Reardon Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:13 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda Is that an official, lawyer-type answer? Can we bank on that as a response officially? Julie Reardon PRO-SOFT of NY, Inc. 44 Public Square, Suite 5 Watertown, NY 13601 Phone: 315.785.0319 Fax: 315.785.0323 NYS IT Contract#CMT026A NYS Certified Woman-Owned Business www.pro-soft.net -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 12:45 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda All patents and inventions automatically belong to the inventor or author, unless that person agrees to reassign the rights. Typically a company will want certain employees to agree to this reassignment before they give you a job (and they won't give you the job unless you do agree). If a person comes up with an invention or copyright, the company can't force a person to reassign the rights, unless there is a prior agreement to do so. Dan -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert L. Stewart Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 11:03 AM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda If you were an employee, technically it is theirs. If you were paid to develop it specifically, as a contractor, it depends on the state. If they did not have you sign a contract stating it was theirs, it could possibly be yours. Patent, I doubt it. At 09:26 AM 9/17/2007, you wrote: >Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:30:10 -0400 >From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> >Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda >To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >Message-ID: <006501c7f8ca$4a721060$6c7aa8c0 at M90> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Both companies out of business, you developed it for pay for an >insolvent business. I would say that you are bringing prior experience >to company C, which happens to include code and ideas gleaned from time >spent working for companies no longer in business. My first take would be no problem. > > >John W. Colby >Colby Consulting >www.ColbyConsulting.com >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dian >Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 6:38 PM >To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda > >OK...I give up...I've thought about this all weekend and I'm supposed >to have an answer tomorrow and I don't. This is ethical and moral and >legal, I think. Years ago, I worked for a title insurance company that >dealt with timeshares. At their request, I created an application to >deal with some of the special issues that affect timeshares and title >insurance. That was my first Access database. I left the company and >the database...it belonged to them. No problem. I went to work for >another title company and created the database application they needed >to deal with their timeshare issues (didn't >use the old one....sorta recreated a new one). So far, so good. Not a >moral or ethical issue involved. That company fell apart and I moved >on. Now, the unethical part. The company fell apart and I took the the >database home with >me because nobody cared. I "play" with it...have test data, etc., >easily available and I have implemented a number of the ideas I've >gleaned from this group (for which I will always be grateful)...now >comes the ethical >question: Owner A couldn't care less (they don't do timeshares now); >Owner B >is out of business entirely. IF I choose to work with C, am I doing anything >wrong by using the framework I've "played" with over the years. My >apologies...I know this is weird...but, honestly, I have no clue who >else to >ask. 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