>Thank you for all of your comments, it is helping me to sort out the situation I've now found myself in. As for whether or not I'm an employee, I am not. He pays me weekly and doesn't take out any taxes. Furthermore, he claims me as a contractor to the IRS and gives me no benefits whatsoever, not even vacation time.
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> I too was under the impression that as a contract worker, I own any code I write, but unfortunately, impressions don't hold up in court or even in negotiations with my boss/client. He's my boss because he tells me what to do for him and I only started thinking of him as my client recently when I started working for more than one company.
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> I've sent the generic consulting agreement and a copy of my original post to an attorney specializing in software copyrights. I should hear something within a few days and I will post the results here when I get them.
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> Bear in mind though, I've asked the attorney to tell me who owns the code for this situation, here in Arizona and I'm sure it differs by location.
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>Thanks again,
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>Steve
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Copyright law is federal law. It will be the same in every state in the US.