Ownership of the intellectual property rights to custom software created by an independent contractor can be tricky. Open Source Code. Third, incorporation of open source code into the custom software may complicate IP ownership even further.  1)  The  Relationship. The Client’s Perspective. Warning. MORE >>

And even you could work 70 on-task hours per week, that's still blown away by 10 developers at a funded company or even 10 passionate open source developers working part-time. Innovative design and intellectual property are no longer long-term competitive advantages. We have the most features. Silly, right? We work hard. MORE >>

few years ago, Zuckerberg and Facebook also faced legal allegations that Zuckerberg stole the business idea and source code from some Harvard classmates to start Facebook. When you incorporate intellectual property that you don’t own into your company, you contaminate your IP and make your entire company vulnerable to claims by others. MORE >>

If your business is based on software and one day you want to make millions by selling your business or software, it’s important to have clean title or license to the underlying intellectual property rights. Allow Some Types of Open Source To Be Incorporated Into Your Code. You may be thinking, “No, Duh.  It saves time.  MORE >>

Then open source the results. This would drastically change the technology licensing game by simplifying it and shifting economic incentives aggressively to companies that actually commercialize (or productize) this research, rather than simply claim ownership to the “intellectual property.&#. Fire away. MORE >>