17.02.2021
Whose code is it anyway?
Penhallurick v MD5 Ltd: a salutary lesson in how messy the ownership of software can get, especially when agreements about it haven't been professionally drafted. If it matters to your business, then get it done properly! You'll save a lot of hassle in the long run.
A British developer has lost his fight to claim ownership over software he wrote while working for digital forensics firm MD5.”