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From: vantreeck@logic.DEC
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Subject: Company/Employee rights to home developed MAC software
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Date: Mon, 6-May-85 11:09:32 EDT
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     I work for Digital Equip. Corp. as a software engineer. I have been
told by my manager, who has consulted with the DEC's legal department, that
DEC owns all software that I develop at home on my MAC. And DEC has forbidden
me to put any of my software on the ENET or any other net. I guess this means
no free MAC software from DEC employees, and very likely no MAC software from
DEC employess period!

     I was just curious what other companies' policies were on this issue.
I would like to hear from employees from other companies. And I would like
to hear the opinions of other DEC employees as well.


					George Van Treeck
					AI Technology Group
					Digital Equip. Corp.