Technology Assignment Agreement
According to Copyright Law, the developer owns the code in the very moment it is “fixed in tangible form.” In other words, you own the copyright as soon as you press “Save,” even if you haven’t released anything yet. This is also counts, of course, for the design and creative content that goes on the app. In the vast majority of cases, you will also use the work of others to build your app. You had better make sure you own it, or you might be exposed to third parties’ claims to revenues. This is what the Technology Assignment Agreement is for. It’s a simple contract where someone will assign to you (or to your company, if you are incorporated) the intellectual property of the work.
As with every contract, it needs consideration to be valid. Consideration is simply the value exchanged to have the IP (intellectual property) rights. It’s usually money (any value will do, but symbolic amounts like $1 may be contested), but can also be equity in the company. It can also be a promise, such as a certain percent of future sales or revenues. The important things are the representations and warranties of the person who assigns the copyright. For example this section will state that:
- [developer] is the sole owner of all IP rights and title.
- [developer] has not assigned such rights to anybody else.
- [developer] is not aware of any violation, infringement or misappropriation of any third party’s rights by the IP .
- [developer] was not acting within the scope of employment by any third party when conceiving or creating IP (because, if that is the case, the IP belongs to the third party employer).
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- they can define a different IP treatment for the so-called “tools” (i.e. those snippets of code or fonts that you incorporate into multiple projects. Just because they are in some client’s project doesn’t mean that client owns the tools. Instead, you only give the client permission to continue using the tools.)
Copyrights and Copyrights Agents
We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and require that the people who use the TheyMakeApps Site do the same. a. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to the Copyright Agent named below:
- Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
- A description of where the alleged infringing material is located.
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.