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From: swonk@ccicpg.UUCP (Glen Swonk)
Newsgroups: misc.legal,comp.misc
Subject: Software Developer Legal Issues
Keywords: software development
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Date: 8 Aug 89 22:14:57 GMT
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Organization: ICL North America (Business Systems), Irvine, CA.
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Can someone suggest a good book on the legal issues
concerning software development. I am primarily interested
in the areas of ownership and copyright.

What is confusing me is if I am hired as a consultant to
develop program X for a company ABC, what are ABC's legal
right to the program/sources? Does ABC have the right to
reuse the program on any number of machines? Can ABC sell
the program or give away sources?

As a releated issue, can anyone suggest a reference on
how much a contract developer usually charges a client
to develop a commercial package (in terms of hourly rate and royalty).

And one last question, what does the term "Data Rights" imply.


thanks
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Glenn L. Swonk		CCI Computers 
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