Re: [flasher] Developers Source Question

[Peggi & Ben Rodgers]

Did you sign an agreement when you hired on stating that anything you 

developed, created, wrote, etc etc whilst in their employ belongs to the 

company?  If so you might have to give them your code as it was when you 

left the company, not with modifications you've made since.  However, and 

this is a biggy, if the company no longer exists, and it belonged to the 

company rather than an individual (say the CEO), then you probably are 

under no obligation to hand over the source code.


That's just my thoughts, but I'm not an attorney.  I'd certainly seek legal 

counsel for this, if I were you.


HTH,


Peggi



At 09:13 AM 2/2/01 +0200, lamb.rob wrote:

>Hi

>

>I am sure that there have been tons of strings with regards to this kind of

>thing but I hope that somebody can help me out.

>

>I was working at a company and we developed a site www.midlandsmeander.co.za

>In this site there is a map that has been developed using flash and it

>integrates into the site with asp etc etc etc.

>

>Since I have left the company (that doesnt exist anymore) I have done

>updates to this particular site and upgraded, redeveloped and improved on

>the flash map.

>

>Recently the people that the site was developed for have decided to change

>service providers and at the same time have approached me and asked for my

>.fla for the map as they want to be able to have their new isp upgrade and

>maintain the site.

>

>I have refused this and it now looks as if its going to turn out to be a

>legal battle.

>

>Am I in my rights as a designer to have refused them the fla and should I be

>picky about the asp source?

>

>Could someone give me some advice here and/or give me some links to legal

>info with regards to this

>

>Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

>Many Thanks

>

>Rob Lamb

>Webmaster

>Lava

>http://www.lavaflow.co.za

>

>"Out of my mind - back in 5 minutes!"

>

>

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Peggi Rodgers

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