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A computer programmer has been granted royalties in systems he developed even though no proper copyright agreement existed when the material was commissioned. The programmer was awarded more than £45,000. The case was fought between programmer Stephen Landamore and the man who commissioned the software, Laurence Wrenn. The …

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  1. Trevor Watt

    And the moral is:

    Always get everything down in black and white first, because when it comes to money there is no such thing as a gentlemans' agreement, even between friends.

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  2. amanfromMars Silver badge

    An Officer and a Gentleman

    Gentlemen don't deal with money, that is what their close friends are for?

    "because when it comes to money there is no such thing as a gentlemans' agreement, even between friends." ...... Very the Love of Money is the Root of all Evil, Trevor. A Sad Love too if you Dare not Share the Beautiful Sins because of their Wicked Vices. But that is easily Fixed, Virtually.

    Wouldn't you Agree?

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  3. Jeremiah Steidl

    @The Invading Martian.

    An Officer, a Gentleman and a man from mars walk into a bar. The bartender calls INS on the illegal alien, and the Officer and Gentleman wake up passed out in the gutter the next morning.

    Ok, ok, so I can't tell a good joke...

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  4. john frey

    another good one...

    An officer a gentleman and amanfrommars walk into a bar. Both the officer and the gentleman get their drinks promptly. amanfrommars can't get a drink because no one, including himself I suspect, can understand wtf he is saying.

    Well I guess that's useful when you need a designated driver.

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  5. Jamie Jones Silver badge

    Re: another good one...

    HA HA HA HA!

    /me gives John Frey all his money!

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  6. Jason Sullivan

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  7. Jason Sullivan

    Actually, the true moral is:

    Don't come across like a jerk in court when you are giving witness in a civil trial-you'll lose every time if there's any room for the judge to rule against you.

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