[BZ]

I build software, but only for myself (all open source) but would like to hear from those of you who build software you sell.

What do you think of the current situation of Apple taking over the code of Netflix Fanatic which it turns out was made by an Apple empoyee. News on /. and Mac/.

Is it right? Wrong? What are your policies on your developers writing code at home?

BZ

[Diggory Laycock]

It seems very harsh - but it happened before - Stickies!

http://www.mooseyard.com/Jens/Worker.Offer.html

I wonder if any web coding you do in your own time is owned by your employer as well?

[Tim2 at Omni]

I think it's really up to Apple, the developer, and the courts to decide. Most software companies (esp. large ones) have intellectual property agreements which force you to assign ownership of anything you create on company time to the company. Employees who are paid on salary are generally always considered to be on company time, since their pay does not correspond to the number hours they spend at the office.

This really seems to lie in a gray area, and that's what courts tend to be good at settling.

(IANAL, of course).

[BZ]

Thanks Tim (without putting your job on the line )

I think it is more of a grey line since the guy was working on Sherlock to begin with.

It is just an interesting point of law.

BZ