Robert Kiesling wrote:
>
> Could a person receive a federal grant if they were also in a
> publicly funded university, free or not?
Yes, students can receive federal grants for developing... it's
independent of stature as a student (applying as an *individual* rather
than a part of a *corporation*). I don't think there are any limits on
federal grants within reason with regards to students in publicly funded
universities.
> Also, if the student is in the employ of the university, can the
> university claim it has a right to the work, as many companies do for
> the original work of their employees?
If you were developing software for someone, and decided to patent the
idea, yes, I think they could claim a right.
But, this is an independent project... has not been brought up but to a
few professors (as consultants) and they have actually warned him of
this possibility.
It (the ADT in question) probably will not be *finished* until after
he's out of school anyway.... at least not into the patent-able market
(and it could be very different by then).
> I think the whole subject of the debate is paternalistic and
> big-brotherish, personally,
Software patents in general?
>From the mouth of the developer of the software in question (the ADT):
paternalistic, well, I need all the help I can get to get off my feet.
-nicole (and karl, author of the original message)
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