[consulting] copyright policies

[Sean Burlington]

paola.dimaio at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> When the bricklayer will work for this project, he will use his bricks, and
> his standard techniques,  and will learn new skills, and acquire new
> knowledge that before he did not have
> He will not be at liberty to reuse the unique architecture which in turn
> supports my unique
> service. That does not mean that it will not give other good ideas
> 

but developing a Drupal site isn't analogous to laying bricks!

- and I think this is the source of at least part of the conflict - 
managers see the development work as just an implementation of their concept

- whereas many developers feel that they do far more than this and often 
  contribute a great deal to the business model as well as providing a 
lot of creative input.

What I don't get is why this seems to be taken as a moral issue - surely 
it's just about negotiating terms - price and licensing are just two 
issues among many.

Both sides have a vested interest in the work developed beyond the 
initial project - I guess what's hard about negotiating a settlement is 
agreeing who contributed how much when working together.

interesting debate ...

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Sean Burlington
www.practicalweb.co.uk
London