Here's a good little pickle that I've gotten in, to sum up:
I used to work for a company last year and developed a Access 2000 database that would track projects in the manner of employee time, budgets reporting and invoicing.
I have since left the company, but they have "hired/contracted" (more in a minute) me to do an upgrade of the system adding a bunch of functionality, user interfaces, reporting etc.
So,I've created and upgraded to a web based timesheet management program using VB.Net/Asp.NET, SQL server and MS Access 2002 (Developer). It was found out that the owner of the company has intent to sell this application/system to other companies without including me when I turn it over.
Here's the funny part, there has been no written contract in any form with no agreeement. I have not been paid at this point, althought the invoice is getting large.
I'm at the stage of turning over the application and was wondering my options?? I was thinking of making the program "undistributable" from the server and client computers that I install it on?? If things turn sour, I think that I'm in my rights to refuse the money, and keep the software to myself.?
I've seen programs like this out on the web, but the reason that this was developed is that none matched the client's business. Would this program that I developed entirely (with no help or funding from the client), be somehow owned by the client now and can he start selling it while cutting me out??
Any thoughts are appriciated, I've got a appointment next week with a lawyer.........
I think
I used to work for a company last year and developed a Access 2000 database that would track projects in the manner of employee time, budgets reporting and invoicing.
I have since left the company, but they have "hired/contracted" (more in a minute) me to do an upgrade of the system adding a bunch of functionality, user interfaces, reporting etc.
So,I've created and upgraded to a web based timesheet management program using VB.Net/Asp.NET, SQL server and MS Access 2002 (Developer). It was found out that the owner of the company has intent to sell this application/system to other companies without including me when I turn it over.
Here's the funny part, there has been no written contract in any form with no agreeement. I have not been paid at this point, althought the invoice is getting large.
I'm at the stage of turning over the application and was wondering my options?? I was thinking of making the program "undistributable" from the server and client computers that I install it on?? If things turn sour, I think that I'm in my rights to refuse the money, and keep the software to myself.?
I've seen programs like this out on the web, but the reason that this was developed is that none matched the client's business. Would this program that I developed entirely (with no help or funding from the client), be somehow owned by the client now and can he start selling it while cutting me out??
Any thoughts are appriciated, I've got a appointment next week with a lawyer.........
I think