Code ownership and IP when outsourcing software development

<p><em>Originally published on <a href="https://shipfastdev.com/blog/code-ownership-and-ip-when-outsourcing" rel="noopener noreferrer">shipfastdev.com</a>.</em></p> <p>Paying someone to write your code does not, by itself, make you the owner. In the US, the UK and France, copyright in software written by a contractor stays with the contractor unless a written contract transfers it to you; only sof

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