Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Dell vs. GPL | From | Valdis.Kletnieks@vt ... | Date | Sun, 29 Jun 2003 16:21:04 -0400 |
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:58:52 +0200, Ricardo Galli said:
> exclusive rights are owned jointly. Where a computer programme is created by > an employee in the execution of his duties or following the instructions > given by his employer, the employer alone will be entitled to exercise all > economic rights in the programme, unless otherwise provided for by contract. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is no different than the US concept of "work for hire" -except under US law, essentially everything done for the employer (software, white papers, music, graphic design, etc) is covered by "work for hire". [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | |