Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Legal Help
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@sdetweil got it, I have spoken with an attorney about what is needed for my software. I would need an NDA and potentially a service agreement, i just was not sure if i could copyright the changes we made to the already made software.
I just did not want to pay someone to start from scratch as they all say it would most likely cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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@alyssennguyen
Do you really think your idea is so genius you need an entire NDA and written copyright? God damn I wish I had self-esteem this high.MIT license is what you need. That’s it.
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@martenfur I would only want the NDA when discussing with the software developer. I do not want someone else to take my idea, even if it goes nowhere, I would rather be protected and make nothing out of it, then not protected and next thing you know they sell the software to someone for millions.
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@alyssennguyen
Let me tell you something. Ideas by themselves are worth next to nothing. Unless you are a business wanting to profit and is in highly competitive market, there is no reason to bother. -
@martenfur if i have someone create the software, it will likely be something that companies want, but I do not have the software or the knowledge to make it.
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@alyssennguyen You literally want to have your cake and bang it too. If it’s opensource under a permissive license, a potential company will be able to just take your code and use it. And if it’s proprietary or under a stricter license, it’s so, so, SO easy for a company with a proper budget to reverse-engineer it and make its own version. To restrict it, you’ll have to file a patent, but then guess what, you’re screwing everyone who wants to do the same thing, and it’s up to you to defend that patent.
Stop being paranoid.
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@martenfur I can file a patent if i wish. I can do whatever I would like to do if i wish to do it.
I came here to look for a software developer to potentially help me, but I had to take care of the legal side first, thats why I asked these questions here, If your answers are going to be of no help, then why even respond.I asked a question that was all.
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@alyssennguyen I am willing to discuss your project. my email is my userid at gmail
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@sdetweil I will email you.
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@alyssennguyen I think what Sam was getting at was that this is an open source community. If you want to patent software then you best off checking out rent a coder or one of those sites. MM is an open source forum and community. Nobody here would use your software if they would have to pay for it.
