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Hi there,<br><br>Yes, it's very messy by what I understand and is why Merlio never had it's judgements enforced. Although, employment contracts that were in place at the time (including mine), were declared null and void... I think it was something like: if a programmer has an idea and uses it within an employers project then the employer has a legal claim to that implementation but not to the original idea. And, a contract that claims IP rights would stop a developer from ever working again as a programmer: this again, being illegal and making the contract null and void. With internationalization, the problem is compounded as different countries have different laws.<br><br>Since my days at Merlio, I have managed to avoid singing any contract that claims IP and I have worked for some large international companies (from within the UK.)<br><br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 10:27:27 +1000<br>> Subject: Re: Open Source: you're doing it wrong - the Pyjamas hijack<br>> From: rosuav@gmail.com<br>> To: python-list@python.org<br>> <br>> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:<br>> > Google was a right PITA but eventually I found this<br>> > http://www.legalcentre.co.uk/intellectual-property/guide/intellectual-property-and-employees/<br>> > It appears to contradict what you've said above, or have I misread it? E.g<br>> > "Under the (Patents) Act (1977), there is a presumption that an employer<br>> > will own the patent of an invention made by its employee if the invention<br>> > was made in the employee’s normal or specifically assigned duties and<br>> > either, an invention might reasonably be expected to result from such duties<br>> > or, the employee has a special obligation to further the employee’s<br>> > interests, arising from the nature of those duties and responsibilities and<br>> > the employee’s status."<br>> <br>> That's patents... intellectual property goes by other rules I think. I<br>> am not a lawyer, and I try to avoid getting placed in any position<br>> where this sort of thing will come up, because it's messy...<br>> especially with internationalization.<br>> <br>> ChrisA<br>> -- <br>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list<br></div> </div></body>
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