gwolgamott Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I am trying to figure out the etiquette for copyright and trademark... so I can list at the footer my trademark logo and name. But I'm developing an intratnet for the place I work full time at the moment and since I am working for hourly wages and developing this How do I retain the rights to my code yet give them the rights to their overall intranet... for posting in the footer I mean....Thats what I have at the moment: Copyright © 2010 GuYwArE SoFtWaRe ™ But I'd like to incorporate the copyright for their company as well without implicitly giving my rights away to my code. ideas... explanations.... confusions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Put the copyright in the code itself... as a comment You could also put in the footer that the page/site was designed/developed by .... along with your employer's copyright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchl Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 You did sign a contract that clearly states who's the owner of the code developed by you, didn't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Yeah, because if you signed anything like an NDA.. then I'd say you'll have no luck putting a copyright to your stuff seeing as how it's not yours anymore. If you sign the NDA, then your employer pretty much owns whatever you make (at work) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwolgamott Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Yeah, all legal and creative rights pertaining to the code, formulas, methods, & artistic creations are retained solely to me. Unless otherwise specifically stated which is with one instance only dealing with the development of a specific logo created for their system so they retain that name and the explicit rights to that logo created. But they own the rights to their intranet, name, data in it... but not the system design itself or the software pertaining to it. And I never signed a nondisclosure agreement pertaining to this. That's why I was wondering about posting who has what right where... the code is mine... the system design is mine... but it's their intranet and I want to give them copyright and trademark for their name but retain my rights as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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