Re: Question: G-code and copyright

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 15:29:06 -0800, Jon Anderson
<janders1957@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Anthony wrote:
>
>> If you were paid to supply a> 'fixture and programming' for a
>> specific part as a one-shot, bid job, you retain the rights to the
>> design and programming, provided there was no rights clause in the
>> contract/quote/PO.
>
>And this is the case. However, I'm not trying to get anything out of
>this myself. My customer just wanted to know, as part of his strategy
>for negotiating any deal.

Jon,
Just give it all (except for the CAD software which is not yours
to give in any case I expect) to the new buyer IF they buy, gratis.
Sweetens the deal a bit for your current customer and increases
the probability of more business for you later either way.
Take the brownie points with the possible buyer <g>.
--
Cliff
.

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