Centre/SIS GPL violated by The Miller Group

[Matthew Seth Flaschen]

IANAL, but verbal contracts are usually still contracts (except in real 
estate).  Had you already started distributing the program under the GPL 
before making any agreements with the Miller Group?

-Matthew Flaschen

Andrew Schmadeke wrote:
> I should have mentioned that there was no contract.
> 
> I wrote Centre independently of The Miller Group.  The company  thought 
> they could sell support for it and had a presence in the  market, so I 
> worked out a verbal arrangement where I helped support  their clients.
> 
> Centre was / is my creation.  Does this make sense?  I can give you  
> more details if you're interested.
> 
> --Andrew
> On Mar 16, 2006, at 3:19 PM, Matthew Seth Flaschen wrote:
> 
>> The bottom line is that you owned the copyright to the works on  their 
>> creation.  However, you clearly transferred or licensed some  of your 
>> rights to the company.  Without seeing the contract, we  have no way 
>> of knowing what was transferred.  I am not a lawyer,  but I'd be glad 
>> to read through the contract if you have a copy.
>>
>> -Matthew Flaschen
>>
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