T1W2 Assignment #2 Rights &

Responsibilities
The aim of this assignment is for you to demonstrate a good understanding of the
rights and responsibilities that apply to a software developer.
A developer is a member of a team which is producing software products which are sold
to the general public.
Identify:1. The rights
and
2. The responsibilities
that apply to this position.
1. RIGHTS: Get ownership rights- if the developer gains the ownership rights as
they can comfortably use, commercialise, and modify the software without any
restrictions or threats of ending a contract with license agreements. Another
reason is that if they can reuse their knowledge of the previous product and reimplement the codes or build another for other client projects.
2. RESPONSIBILITY: Beware joint ownerships- many developers forget to
clarify the full implication of this responsibility as many joint ownerships dont
just vary on the intellectual property, but if the product is shared with
developers from another country then they have different laws on how the joint
ownerships are interpreted. An example of this is that a developer in the team
is in the US while the other is from England. The laws in the US state that the
joint copyright owner may commercialise a copyrighted work without the other
joint owners consent. While the laws in England state that the joint copyright
owner cannot exploit their rights without the other joint owners consent. Now
these can create some problems for the team which is why they must carefully
consider the responsibilities when acknowledging their rights.
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1. RIGHTS: Get ownership rights- the developer and his team will be able to gain
full access and rights to their products allowing them to be payed and
recognised by the general public. The team can as well reuse knowledge of the
previous product and re-implement the codes and improve on the general public
reviews.
2. RESPONSIBILITY: Beware joint ownerships- the developer must gain
knowledge of who is producing their products and must make sure that it is an

intangible property that can only be produced for their company. They must
make careful agreements to whoever they are working with (such as different
groups of teams) and make sure that the general public does not disobey
copyright infringement laws.
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1. RIGHTS:
a. The right to produce products agreed under Intellectual property
schedules
b. The right for the developers team members to agree and acknowledge his
products and ideas
2. RESPONSIBILITY:
a. To recognize with the team member rules that were established by their
team.
b. To guarantee that their products fit the general publics desired user
interface.
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1. RIGHTS:
a. The right to produce products agreed under Intellectual property
schedules and under a safe environment
b. The right for the developers team members to agree, respect and
acknowledge his products and ideas
c. The right for the developers team members to get an even share of
payment and all deserve equal recognition
2. RESPONSIBILITY:
a. To recognize with the team member rules and conventions that were
established by their team.
b. To guarantee that their products fit the general publics desired user
interface and their needs.
c. To comply and respect copyright laws when developing the product