I think we're still not in sync here. Usually the author is the subcontractor, and if he/she wrote the code under a 'work for hire' contract, he/she does not own the code. The contractor who hired the sub does.
Read this:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/15_9/federal/1607-1.htmlAlan
>Yeah, my response wasn't clear. When it's a "work for hire", the code belongs to the author.
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>>I think that's incorrect. If it's a "work for hire", the code belongs to the contractor, not the subcontractor (who is probably the author).
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>>Alan