Re: Named indicators (was DOW vs DOU)

Charlie,

In a message dated 97-05-31 15:50:19 EDT, you write:

> >The client, the client, the client.  Unless you have a contract that
>  >explicitly states that you can take it with you when you leave,
everything
>  >that you've done stays there.  Man, there is some stuff that I'd really
LOVE
>  >to have (and market).  Unfortunately, the clients that I wrote the "good
>  >stuff" for were to savvy to allow the knowledge transfer...
>  >
>  Have you checked with an attorney on this?  My understanding was if you
were
>  an employee, the employer owns everything.  If you are a consultant or
>  contractor, you retain ownership rights unless you have a contract to the
>  contrary.  This might be analagous to a photographer.  You pay the
>  photographer for the pictures but you do not have a legal write to make
>  copies of the pictures.  However, I am not an attorney and do not profess
to
>  be so this is a question which should be posed to an attorney.

Yes.  Despite my poor use of the language above (should have been too rather
than to), my contracts have explicitly stated that all knowledge remains with
the client.   That's the problem with working for Fortune 500 companies,
their (well-paid) lawyers don't have anything better to do than figure out
how to make sure that consultants and contractors don't leave with any more
than they brought!

Regards!

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@AOL.COM

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