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

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 
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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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