> The compensation is (xx per hour) is spelled out and I > have made it clear that I will own the copyright and why What would you do if you made an improvement to their hardware ? I presume you have some or all details of the circuitry you're interfacing to. You might suggest "the circuit would work better or the PIC would perform better if you did this or that". It could happen. You've now got a stake in the product above and beyond the call of duty as a s/w contractor. Would you sign that away, ask for a royalty or extra pay or what ? -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body