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<DIV><SPAN class=676474212-17042003><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Kath,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=676474212-17042003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>In common-law
countries (basically all countries where the Union Jack flies or did fly),
unless statutory law states otherwise, anything produced under a "for
hire" contract is owned by who hired you. While anything you produce
independently and then sell (license to use) belongs to you. Before you do
anything rash, and since I am not licensed to practice law in any
English-speaking country, please check with your local lawyer to see what the
statutory and case laws are in your jurisdiction.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT color=#0000ff>Charles Wortz</FONT></B></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff>Software Development
Division</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff>Texas Education
Agency</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff>1701 N. Congress
Ave</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff>Austin, TX
78701-1494</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#0000ff>512-463-9493</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
color=#0000ff>CWortz@tea.state.tx.us</FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Software Design &
Solutions Pty Ltd. [mailto:SDSSoftware@Optusnet.com.au] <BR><B>Sent:</B>
Wednesday 2003 Apr 16 18:59<BR><B>To:</B>
accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AccessD] Secured vs.
Unsecured FEs<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>That's interesting Stephen, because
my advice here (Australia) has been that by default ownership rests with the
developer, so I don't supply the FE mdb in every case. It is a case by case
situation for me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Kath</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=stephen@bondsoftware.co.nz
href="mailto:stephen@bondsoftware.co.nz">Stephen Bond</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=accessd@databaseadvisors.com
href="mailto:accessd@databaseadvisors.com">accessd@databaseadvisors.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:39
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [AccessD] Secured vs.
Unsecured FEs</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>William, do you ever assert ownership of the code at the
beginning of a contract? Down here, the law says it is the client's unless
asserted at the start of the contract, so I do.<BR><BR>Your
thoughts<BR><BR>Stephen Bond<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>