Comment My experience(s). (Score 1) 215
I work for a small education/game-design company, primarily as a programmer and tester. My experience may not be indicative, but it should at least illustrate that it's not impossible to find a workable solution. It should also be noted that this is a "student job", and so as not to elevate anyone's hopes too high, we are a very small, very unknown company. :)
Our company, which shall remain nameless, designs small games and instructional applications. The programs are usually small enough that one person can complete the initial development.
All "invention" prior to the date of employment is considered mine, and the company has no legal claim on it. The issue of improvements and future ownership is fairly moot; we're not paid to bring our projects to work.
All design done at work is owned by company, but the programmer does receive several benefits:
- A bonus for all material which is accepted.
- If the material is accepted, the designer is given the right to complete all documentation, meaning more work and job security.
- Since we do not sell the games per se, but rather the learning involved in their creation, we are allowed to distribute any material we create free of charge.
Hopefully this will provide some people with an idea of what can be found. When I worked for a local Internet provider, *any* code created was automagically property of the company, and we were not allowed to make unauthorized copies, even for personal use.
As with most situations, if you look around, you can usually find a good deal, after wading through a number of bad ones.
Cheers,
Jarett
Our company, which shall remain nameless, designs small games and instructional applications. The programs are usually small enough that one person can complete the initial development.
All "invention" prior to the date of employment is considered mine, and the company has no legal claim on it. The issue of improvements and future ownership is fairly moot; we're not paid to bring our projects to work.
All design done at work is owned by company, but the programmer does receive several benefits:
- A bonus for all material which is accepted.
- If the material is accepted, the designer is given the right to complete all documentation, meaning more work and job security.
- Since we do not sell the games per se, but rather the learning involved in their creation, we are allowed to distribute any material we create free of charge.
Hopefully this will provide some people with an idea of what can be found. When I worked for a local Internet provider, *any* code created was automagically property of the company, and we were not allowed to make unauthorized copies, even for personal use.
As with most situations, if you look around, you can usually find a good deal, after wading through a number of bad ones.
Cheers,
Jarett
