Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!sugar!peter
From: peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: FREE Software, PD, and author compensation
Message-ID: <3145@sugar.uu.net>
Date: 23 Dec 88 22:10:58 GMT
References: <12748@cup.portal.com> <3126@sugar.uu.net> <5972@thorin.cs.unc.edu>
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston, TX
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In article <5972@thorin.cs.unc.edu>, bell@unc.cs.unc.edu (Andrew Bell) writes:
> I think what Dan wants is something like California Labor Code 2870 (Yea!)
> which basically says you cannot sign an employeement agreement where your
> employer gets the rights to things developed on your own time and with your
> own tools,  unless it is a result or spinoff of work performed for the
> company.

I think this is a good idea, but it's not the same as the Berne Convention
which, as near as I recall, has no concept of a "Work for Hire" at all
and does not permit institutions to own any intellectual property. It's
got some pretty weird distinctions between copyrighted works and artistic
works, too...

> Not all of us have the guts to risk going independent.

You got that part right.
-- 
Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva  `-_-'  peter@sugar.uu.net