[AccessD] Database Patent...sort of....kinda

I haven't any idea about this kind of ridiculous hair-splitting,
but to get the ball rolling ... I would propose that only the data
was of any proprietary value.

The method used at A and, subsequently, used at B was developed by
the same person (you) for the same logical business process.

One need only apply the following standard:

If any logical person working independently with the same kind or type of 
business
process is to succeed in uniformly accounting for these special issues, will 
they or
will they not likely be forced to reach the same conclusions given the 
accounting
standards to which such business is bound?

Michael R. Mattys
MapPoint & Access Dev
www.mattysconsulting.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dian" <nd500_lo at charter.net>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
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Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 6:37 PM
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. Thank you...
>
>
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