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Can you give your source code?
The license of copyright provides a client with the opportunity to use the source code without getting the full ownership. It depends on particular terms of the development agreement on how exactly the created software can be used. There are two main types of licenses.
Can I use Open Source code in my app?
You can use open source code in proprietary software. But your code must be open sourced under the same license. In fact, many development teams use open source projects as building blocks for proprietary software. In fact, a 2018 report found that 96% of applications have open source components.
Who owns the code I write?
Under copyright law, the author of a line of software code is the owner of the copyright in that code. Literally, the person who puts their fingers on the keyboard and types out a line of software code is the “author” and owns the copyright to the code.
Do you get ownership of the source code?
Some customers will want ownership of the source code. This means, at the end of the process they will pay you money and you will in exchange give them copyright copyright of the code you create for them.
Can a third party use your source code?
If you use a third party with the software that you deliver, chances are that you don’t have the source code for this third party. You will still deliver the software to the company with binaries of the third party. The code that you developed as a framework shared in all your projects is exactly like third party even if is owned by you.
Why do you give the source code of your framework?
The code that you developed as a framework shared in all your projects is exactly like third party even if is owned by you. In this case, the company have exactly the same risk with the binaries of your framework than with the third party. Why in this case would you give to the company the source code of your framework.
Why do people pay me for source code?
This means, at the end of the process they will pay you money and you will in exchange give them copyright copyright of the code you create for them. One reason for this is if they see significant potential for intellectual property in the source code, and may want to value this on their company balance sheet.