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Re: IP of XML Schema

From: Peter Flynn <peter.nosp@-.--------.-->
To: NULL
Date: 4/7/2007 9:51:00 PM

Michael wrote:
> If I come up with an XML Schema, do I own the intellectual property
 > rights for that schema?

Probably. As with anything else you create, it's yours if it's all your 
own original work, unless your employer (or someone else with a 
contractual relationship with you) claims prior rights.

> Can I legally restrict others from using that schema?

Not physically. You can take them to court after the event, if they 
breach your copyright or patent, but you can't prevent the breach 
happening in the first place. Copyright and patent protection are 
deterrents, not chains.

> I'm in the UK if that makes any difference... 

A lot. Talk to a lawyer.

///Peter


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