Hi Ralph, On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Ralph Shnelvar <[email protected]> wrote:
> So how can I protect the RoR code? The only real protection available for software today, whether it's fully visible as in RoR or compiled, is via licensing. Read the license on pretty much any piece of packaged software you've bought in the last 15 years and you'll see that you agree by opening the package not to reverse-engineer or assist anyone else in reverse-engineering or to use knowledge gained by using the product to develop a competing product, etc.... The way this works in the US market is based on what's called, iirc, 'primacy of claims.' (I am not a lawyer, but recommend that you get yourself one if you're really concerned about this). Business contracts have a higher priority in our courts than patent, copyright, or other IP. The really good news for software developers is that violations of business contracts are *much* easier and cheaper to both create and prosecute than IP violations. You don't have to prove they stole your code. You just have to show they violated the contract. Get yourself a good business contract lawyer. HTH, Bill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
