[consulting] copyright policies

[Boris Mann]

On 24-Jan-08, at 9:00 AM, Kevin Amerson wrote:

> Does the non-compete cover this scenario?
>
> Client A pays you for a solution to problem A that directly ties to  
> their business.  You retain the ability to reuse the code as you  
> stated.
>
> Client B is a direct competitor to Client A and comes to you for a  
> solution to the same problem.
>
> You gladly hand them the same code tailored to them.

Or rather, after Client A, you submit it to Drupal.org with  
sponsorship from Client A.

Client B wants extra functionality. You add it, and Client A gets it  
"for free".

>
> Who is competing with who?  In essence, Client A just paid to help  
> out their competitor, Client B.
>
> I was a consultant for over 4 years and never under any  
> circumstances would we be allowed to reuse a solution built for one  
> client for another client.  We were expensive, however, the client  
> kept everything always.



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