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Does Drawing on Experience Infringe on Other's IP?

Posted by Cliff on from the stuff-to-think-about dept.

Daniel Paull asks: "I recently asked one of our developers to draw up a design for a specific component. After a few hours he returns telling me that he'd solved a very similar problem a previous place of employment and that they had developed a "neat" solution. The developer then became concerned that a ground-up re-implementation of these design patterns and principals may infringe on the other companies intellectual property or breach some copyright laws. This developer is talented and experienced - that's why we hired him. The question is, at what point does 'drawing on experience' cross the line and invade others IP?"

11 of 374 comments (clear)

  1. FP! by Rober7+Pauls0n · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP!

    1. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Oh du Schöne,
      Oh du Schöne,
      Oh du Schöne,
      Slashdot sucks!

      Now where's the rest of it?

  2. first post does by hike2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hah

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    Fourty-two!
  3. wah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wah

  4. NP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ~9th post!

  5. Migor infringes on no ones IP by Migor · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Migor does not have a dynamic IP. He does not have a static IP.

    Migor owns all the IPs on the Internet, son of the typewriter, daughter of Zigor.

    He owns the entire Internet, both here on earth and in the exotic reaches of outerspace.

    Internic and Network solutions are mearly bio-nodes on Migor's mighty spaceship. Migor can take microsoft.com and cook it upon his mighty gas range he has installed on his spaceship.

    Because Migor owns microsoft.com. Migor owns microsoft. Bill Gates is Migor's slave

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    Migor will eat your soul
    1. Re:Migor infringes on no ones IP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Migor is a damn retard.

  6. Deez Nuts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    HAHAHA this is not funny.

    (See subject)

  7. YOU are infringing on other's IP! by Geekboy(Wizard) · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Your parents potty-trained you, so no holding it, unless you want me to sic some lawyers on you!

  8. Re:It's LAWYER. by EugeneK · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow, is this elementary school?

    Say a few other words slowly...
    "ought"...hear the g?
    "know"...hear the k?

  9. One world...one company by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Microsoft has a really unique solution to this problem. If there is only one programming company...well property rights problem solved...it's Bill's.