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Prior to beginning a project, a software development contract is signed between us stating:
169. Parties shall deem all Deliverables created by TPC as "works made for hire" as defined under the Copyright Law of the United States of America (edition of June 2003)
Reference to Copyright Law of the United States of America means that Deliverables created for you by TPC are "Works Made For Hire" as defined in the Law:
Copyright Law of the United States, par. 201: (b) Works Made for Hire.-In the case of a work made for hire, the employer or other person for whom the work was prepared is considered the author for purposes of this title, and, unless the parties have expressly agreed otherwise in a written instrument signed by them, owns all of the rights comprised in the copyright.
Thus, Deliverables and the Intellectual Propery Rights (IPR) for them are transferred to you when the project is closed, plus the Acceptance Statement is signed and the final payment is processed.
Citation from our software development contract: Intellectual Property is defined as any ideas, techniques, methods, processes, research, developments, documents, work products or idea expressions, having either patent, copyright, trade secret, mask work, or any other statutory right associated therewith, which are created or generated during the performance of the Deliverables. Intellectual Properties may arise under contract, or result from Confidential Information.
Last update on Jul 19, 2010