Re: To copyright, or not to copyright?

Subject: Re: Re: To copyright, or not to copyright?

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: : The following is a two part question: : : Part 1 : : Regarding "works made for hire". I am currently employed as a sales representative. At home,in my free time, I've created a program with my microsoft Excel software that is significantly helping me sell one of my product catagories. I was not hired to write computer programs for this company, nor am I allowed the time on the job to do so. Would I be the author of my creation, or would my company be the author? : : Part 2 : : Can formulas with graphic illusrations that are specifically designed for a particular industry be copy right protected? For example: A leasing program created with Excel for figuring finacial information in order to expedite payment schedules for auto leases. Or a program with bar graph illustrations showing liquide measurements of different values. : Dear Mr. Innarelli, : I don't want to cast a sour note on what you are doing. It looks as if you are doing the right thing in the right way. : Life may not be as simple as it looks. I once had a client in a situation similar to yours, working for a large corporation. : When they found out what he was doing they gave him the choice of signing an agreement with them or being fired. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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