| Jeff Abrahamson on Sun, 05 Jan 2003 17:41:03 -0500 |
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On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 03:29:05PM -0500, Bob Schwier wrote: > Okay, let us talk about the poor man's patent and copyright. You > should mail yourself by certified mail a description of that which > you feel there will be some claim of ownership on. This is to be > properly received and unopened in case of court case. As contractor > and not formal employee, you own your own intellectual capital even > if you are using it for the benefit of someone else. As employee, > you are the man (or woman) of what king gave you the shilling. Whether contractor or employee, you are what you sign. It's rare (unheard of) to be employed these days without NDA's and IP agreements, no matter what the payment arrangements. Read them before signing them, and make whatever (reasonable) modifications you feel necessary. If there's disagreement on what a clause means, write them a letter in follow up and send it to them certified with return receipt saying, simply and very politely, that clause X was ambigous to you, that you signed the contract with the understanding that it meant X1 and not X2, and that they should contact you if they are uncomfortable with that interpretation. -- Jeff Jeff Abrahamson <http://www.purple.com/jeff/> GPG fingerprint: 1A1A BA95 D082 A558 A276 63C6 16BF 8C4C 0D1D AE4B Attachment:
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