tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post1792503797131900855..comments2023-09-24T08:04:06.909-04:00Comments on FSK's Guide to Reality: I Got a New Wage Slave Job!FSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-63579332003760800622009-08-26T15:40:39.676-04:002009-08-26T15:40:39.676-04:00If you are one of the slightly older software deve...If you are one of the slightly older software developers you might have grown up with the generation that had Vic20, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and BBC home computers. This generation of young and budding computer programmers would have written a lot of software from home cutting their teeth.<br /><br />If any of this generation now works as a software developer today, they would be shocked to find out that if they continue to write bits of hobbyist code from home some lawyer will be hunting them down trying to shake them down for money.<br /><br />How did this bad situation arise?<br /><br />Are journalists subject to such crazy restrictions? Suppose a war historian writes an article for a daily newspaper on World War II. Then he writes a book on World War II. Does lawyers hunt him down for illegal activities?<br /><br />Actually a university lecturer once wrote a book that covered the same subject as his lectures. His university decided to sue him for the copyright of his book. They failed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-15495882243473058132009-08-25T14:32:45.121-04:002009-08-25T14:32:45.121-04:00The enforced belief by employers that they own all...The enforced belief by employers that they own all work that you do even if it is done on your own time and on your own computer equipment is truly evil.<br /><br />I did hear of one guy that launched an online game a few months before he left his job. His old company was bought out by another company (one that wasn't a software one) and that company decided to sue him. The game reputably made a lot of money.<br /><br />Effectively if a software developer is mediocre or incompetent and never puts too much effort into anything he/she will be OK. But a creative, intelligent software developer that wants his/her projects to succeed and puts the effort in will be at risk.<br /><br />Lawyers don't help the matter. Some will take on cases regardless of their own personal belief into their validity. They always want someone to sue so they can make money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-7538045105973441082009-08-02T18:12:27.719-04:002009-08-02T18:12:27.719-04:00In the UK case law states that the employer only o...In the UK case law states that the employer only owns the copyright for work DIRECTLY ORDERED. Other case law states if the work is done at home, during the evenings or weekends it suggests the employee owns it. I found this information on the Internet, but my leafing through textbooks on law seems to confirm this.<br /><br />I guess though you are working in the States where the law is different.<br /><br />I always found it strange that there should be restrictions on what you do in the privacy of your own home on your own computer equipment. That someone can try to reach into your domain and steal the software you create.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-3148867543994936772009-07-30T21:23:19.732-04:002009-07-30T21:23:19.732-04:00Glad to hear it FSK!Glad to hear it FSK!gilliganscornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-77757079486480922522009-07-30T18:31:24.129-04:002009-07-30T18:31:24.129-04:00Congratulations, FSK! I hope this "wage slave...Congratulations, FSK! I hope this "wage slave" job gives you money and satisfaction.<br /><br />Oh, and keep up the good work:)Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16945032364324156460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-40661302371951849442009-07-30T16:52:01.726-04:002009-07-30T16:52:01.726-04:00Good for you! Now get out there and start prairie...Good for you! Now get out there and start prairie-dogging! :-)Master Doh-Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253282508454605041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-50893397584703059322009-07-30T14:31:02.744-04:002009-07-30T14:31:02.744-04:00Congratulations on finding work. I hope things go ...Congratulations on finding work. I hope things go well for you, but I also hope you keep writing (even if at a restricted publishing schedule).<br /><br />Financial freedom is a step towards overall freedom. Sometime sacrifices have to be made in gaining that goal. Stay entrepreneurial, even if it's just looking for opportunities.Mathiasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-2385202832328567742009-07-30T13:32:09.542-04:002009-07-30T13:32:09.542-04:00I am glad to hear it FSK..Good job with the job. I...I am glad to hear it FSK..Good job with the job. I hope this one ends up being a good fit.<br /><br />Best of luck..Fritzfritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983396188852117197noreply@blogger.com