Ex 15.10
Q: The reuse of software raises a number of copyright and intellectual preperty issues.
If a customer pays a software contractor to develop a system, who has the right to reuse the developed code?
Does the software contractor have the right to use the code as a basis for a generic component?
What payment mechanisms might be used to reimburse providers of reusable components? Discuss these issues and other ethical issues associated with the reuse of software.
A: I believe that the customer would have full rights to reuse the code. The developer could utilize generic code for other projects, but nothing specific or directly relates to the customer.
If the developer wants to utilize some of the non generic code, then I believe they should give a certain percentage to the original customer.
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