Andrew Koenig wrote: > "Robert Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>You're in something of a gray area, but one that has seen a lot of >>litigation. Although you are "technically" a consultant, you are >>probably considered an employee with regards to the "work made for hire" >>doctrine. You should probably have a chat with a lawyer soon (I am not >>one! TINLA!). > > I'm pretty sure that there was a change to the copyright laws a few years > ago (perhaps as part of the DMCA), that made it clear that you own > everything you produce, unless you're a W-2 employee or there is a written > agreement to the contrary.
The US Copyright Office does not agree with you. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf But you can read the text of the DMCA itself. http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/hr2281_dmca_law_19981020_pl105-304.html -- Robert Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] "In the fields of hell where the grass grows high Are the graves of dreams allowed to die." -- Richard Harter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
