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Intellectual Property Rights
I contribute to a couple of open-source projects, so technically yes I do generate & own some IP that could be caught up in this. The client is now essentially saying "take it or leave it" - they won't accept changes to their contract. In fact they seem rather affronted that I'm asking for it...- Boris
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Intellectual Property Rights
We are now at a stalemate: the client insists it’s never enforced and is just part of a standard contract. So I asked for it to be reworded or deleted. Can’t be done - otherwise it wouldn’t be a standard contract. Current tack is to get them to commit in writing by email that it won’t be...- Boris
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Intellectual Property Rights
Hmmm Hmmm :tongue Well if I don’t sign the contract it will still be accepted of course!- Boris
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Intellectual Property Rights
I'm looking at a new contract which, amongst the usual fluff, has a section on intellectual property rights. The contract basically states that any IP I develop or create, whether or not during the contracted hours, belongs to the client. In addition, I'm expected to assign any *existing*...- Boris
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IT Support - afghanistan/North Africa/Middle East
There's another way There's another way If you really have the urge to work in warzones then you might consider looking at the WHO (WHO | World Health Organization) or UN (Member States Portal - Home) for roles. They frequently have well-paying roles in far away places. Medicins sans...- Boris
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Offshoring myself
Just quick update: I now have three good responses from seven approaches. Not a bad percentage these days. F2F interview with one of them on Friday, with another next Tuesday. Both of them close to home and with senior staff - not just with HR droids. So far so good.- Boris
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Offshoring myself
Well I've taken the plunge, prepared a shortened CV and mailed a few of the larger Indian consultancies. I quickly received enthusiastic replies from two companies despite it being the easter weekend. Evidently the way to go is be contracted by the local (European) branch and be sent out to head...- Boris
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Offshoring myself
I guess there's only one way to find out and it can't do any harm to make some contacts in India. As regards not being an Indian national, I don't expect that it will be as big a problem as you might expect. India is a huge country and in many ways it's quite a divided society. It may even be to...- Boris
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Experience with ITECS?
If you are in NL I recommend using Source BV (Source). They arranged my '30% ruling' with the tax authorities, looked after my tax, social security and so on for several years, paid on time and kept the administration overhead to a minimum. Boris- Boris
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Offshoring myself
I fancy a bit of a change from working in Europe and have always wanted an extended visit to India. A year or two working there might be fun so how do I go about combining the two? Anyone here worked as a contractor there? Any pointers / links you can share? Or is it simpler just to contact...- Boris
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Luxembourg Opportunity
Why not stay there? Why not stay there? Flying to / from Luxembourg is always expensive, no matter where you fly from. What's wrong with staying in LU for a few weeks at a time? It's a bit boring but infinitely better than most places in the UK.- Boris
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Micheal Bailey Associates v ZeroChaos? Good or Bad Experiences?
Zero who? Zero who? Never heard of Zerochaos. Several people I know have worked through MBA and they seem OK. Certainly better than most of the other UK-style agencies.- Boris
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The best investment ever?
GBP 1495 in, GBP 100K p.a out? http://learningzone.totaljobs.com/courses/uk/nationwide/it-security-and-forensic-investigation Do people really fall for these scams? Or are they just a front from a 419er? -
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How/where to look for a contract in the Middle East?
Have a look at Bayt.com They also have a LinkedIn group that might help.- Boris
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Politically correct parenting
Only in America... Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen. - YouTube Boris
