MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Sun Feb 27 23:18:09 CST 2005
These IP laws will vary from country to country, you might want to try your Public Library and find NewZealand equivalent of Nolo Press or better yet get a solicitor who knows commercial or IP law to conjure one up For example work for hire and ownership of software must be explicitly stated in a contract and not assumed in certain countries. You might want to also want to get an agreement with a contractor who may have his own toolbox of source code. Basic Info NonCompete Agreements http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual_property/nolo/ency/6293941F-2A55-4AAD-91E6BBF987A2CC81.html Nondisclosure Agreements http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual_property/nolo/ency/2ECF62E6-B334-4E83-9A94FA20A3FAFD38.html You can buy the books from Nolo Press large DIY law service in US Thet sell individual forms for 10 bucks http://www.nolo.com/product.cfm/objectID/F11FE5EC-ADEA-49BB-BA4AB714B50B0F07/310/#forms http://www.nolo.com/product.cfm/ObjectID/9E7DC485-D466-41A8-8933A1E3FDDFA749/111/259/ Hadyn Morgan wrote: >I am about to hire my first contractor to work on a fixed period project. >Does anybody have a template or default contract that I could have a look at >that covers IP, non-competitiveness, etc. The contractor will be working >off site but with our libraries and I want to make sure we don't end up >losing control of the IP. Just want to make sure I have all the bases >covered. > >Kind regards >Hadyn >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.1 - Release Date: 27/02/2005 > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada