Your problem is common in the IT world. You most definitely should talk to a lawyer, if the product you are developing is remotely useful. I won't say why, but, if your employer is the least bit savvy, you may find that your work has been in vain. As your lawyer will tell you, get ready to negotiate!
Even if GPL-3 is released sometime soon, what about the current open source software distributed under GPL-2? I suspect some people may rely upon section 1 of the GPL since the ASP model "copies" software upon each use.
GPL:
1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program.
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Your problem is common in the IT world. You most definitely should talk to a lawyer, if the product you are developing is remotely useful. I won't say why, but, if your employer is the least bit savvy, you may find that your work has been in vain. As your lawyer will tell you, get ready to negotiate!
Even if GPL-3 is released sometime soon, what about the current open source software distributed under GPL-2? I suspect some people may rely upon section 1 of the GPL since the ASP model "copies" software upon each use. GPL: 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program.
Good point, but it is also a good idea to close up the loopholes in the GPL as they become known. The ASP business model is a real potential problem.