Hiring a programmer

Hiring a programmer

[Yuri Niyazov]

I'd like to hire a programmer to hack on some things in org-mode for
my use. If these improvements are contributed back the main org-mode
repository, would the copyright assignment have to come from me, or
from the programmer?

Re: Hiring a programmer

[Peter Davis]

Yuri Niyazov <yuri.niyazov@gmail.com> writes:

> I'd like to hire a programmer to hack on some things in org-mode for
> my use. If these improvements are contributed back the main org-mode
> repository, would the copyright assignment have to come from me, or
> from the programmer?

It actually depends on the terms of hiring. In the U.S., a "work for
hire" contract means you own all rights to the results of the work, so
assigning rights to someone else would come from you.

Other arrangements are possible, and you can specify in the terms who
owns what rights, assuming your programmer agrees.

-pd

Re: Hiring a programmer

[Achim Gratz]

Yuri Niyazov writes:
> I'd like to hire a programmer to hack on some things in org-mode for
> my use. If these improvements are contributed back the main org-mode
> repository, would the copyright assignment have to come from me, or
> from the programmer?

IANAL… you'd normally own the resulting program, so you'd be the one to
assign the copyright to the FSF as well (just as Google does for their
employees).  But in some jurisdictions the programmer retains some
rights (and the moral rights on the works are non-transferrable) and
there the contract would need to spell out which parts of the copyright
are transferred to you so you can assign to the FSF.  If the programmer
already has the copyright transferred to the FSF then things get even
more interesting.  In short, have a lawyer that knows something about
copyright set up that contract.


Regards,
Achim.
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Re: Hiring a programmer

[Vaidheeswaran]

Hello There!

I willing to work for hire.  Right now I don't have any copyright 
assignment.  I am open to signing a assignment.

Reply back in private (or on this forum) with what you have in mind.

On Tuesday 13 January 2015 03:14 AM, Yuri Niyazov wrote:
> I'd like to hire a programmer to hack on some things in org-mode for
> my use. If these improvements are contributed back the main org-mode
> repository, would the copyright assignment have to come from me, or
> from the programmer?

Re: Hiring a programmer

[Paul Rudin]

Yuri Niyazov <yuri.niyazov-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:

> I'd like to hire a programmer to hack on some things in org-mode for
> my use. If these improvements are contributed back the main org-mode
> repository, would the copyright assignment have to come from me, or
> from the programmer?

It depends on who owns the copyright. If you care about the answer then
you should be explicit about this in your agreement with the
programmer. 

In the absence of specific agreement then in many jurisdictions the
substantive copyright would be owned by you.