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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FYI - </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although the article is unclear about some of the
legal details, there appears to have been no contract. And in the absence
of a contract, if I understand the law correctly, ownership the work product
stays with the developer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I personally have never had to sign a contract with
a client specifying that ownership of the software I develop belongs to the
client.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rocky Smolin<BR>Beach Access
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