by FineBalance . on January 30th, 2007

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I worked for company & developed specs of internet based real-time database; I left company (credibility issue). The company is now marketing my work as their product under their TM & giving the credit to VP w/o even mentioning my name. Wht are my rights?

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by anonymous on January 30th, 2007
I believe in this respect, Copyright law applies...
"If a work is “made for hire,” the employer, and not the employee, is considered the author."

Statute 101 of copyright law
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ9.html

Patent law has similar language, except 'employer' is called "developer".
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- does it mean I cannot ask them to write my name or include me as an author of the product?
  
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  by FineBalance . on January 30th, 2007
- Sure, you can ask; unfortunately, they are not obligated to do so.
  
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  by anonymous on January 30th, 2007
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by FineBalance . on January 30th, 2007
I spent days working on this document and wrote the hard core methodology of my profession. I left the company as I found they have serious issues (credibility and misrepresentation). They take the projects, but have no capability to complete them. Now I see they are marketting my work as their Trade Mark and have not mentioned no where this is my work and the VP of the company is taking all the credits to the work I produced. Obviously I produced the work for them, but I was the author of the work. What are my rights in terms of getting what I desreve.
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- Hey Balance, check out my ode to trolls... http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/130504/350357
  
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  by Sunblynd 5.0 on February 3rd, 2007
- Sunbynd, this is great piece of poetry. Straight from the heart of AB.
  
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  by FineBalance . on February 3rd, 2007
- Sunblynd: just wondering why will you specially show this poem to me or are you going around and posting this for everyone who did not read it?
  
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  by FineBalance . on February 3rd, 2007
- Im sharing it with everyone.... well at least most all the people I know on here anyways. It was so hysterical I couldnt resist... I hope nobody thinks I was being rude.
  
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  by Sunblynd 5.0 on February 3rd, 2007
- Sunbynd, you are not rude, I know for sure you are very innocent at heart and sweet person. Have a wonderful day.
  
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  by FineBalance . on February 4th, 2007
- Thanks :) , hey cool avatar by the way..
  
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  by Sunblynd 5.0 on February 4th, 2007
- thanks to u 2.
  
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  by FineBalance . on February 4th, 2007
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