Started a business, who now owns my IP?

Subject: Re: Started a business, who now owns my IP?

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: : THE FACTS: : I have written software. : It was 90% complete on my own. : I incorporated a company with 2 friends(big mistake). : We worked on it some, it is now about 95% done. : We had a falling out and was threatened that I could not sell the software on my own because the company now owns it. : There are no company documents giving the software IP to the company. Meeting notes are very sparse. : 4 years have passed and the corporation never paid taxes, received any income, nor had any expenses. : California Tax Board sends tax collection notices and wants $800 a year minimum tax or they will suspend the company. : I have refused to give the source code to any of the partners. : What happens in a situation like this? There was never a copyright filed. Did the software become part of the company because we had intended to sell it? : Does the IP rights of the software revert back to me? : When? How? : Scott : scottingham@sbcglobal.net

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