>>So guys - do the 'professionals' supply a covering letter with the source code
>>to the effect that 'copyright' is reserved or do the 'professionals' not
>>let any source code leave their premises - and only supply binaries ?
>
>In the UK, anything written is automatically copyright, in the name of
>the author. Presumably, under US law, a simple copyright statement in
>the source code would suffice.

So what does the person paying for the subcontractors time believes he is
getting ?

Do you mean there is an 'open license' to use - which is being paid for ?

Rgds

Mike

Some say there is no magic but, all things begin with thought then it becomes
academic, then some poor slob works out a practical way to implement all that
theory, this is called Engineering - for most people another form of magic.
                                                                       Massen