Submitted by Abid (not verified) on Tue, 2006/10/17 - 23:12.
Full disclosure: I work as Marketing Manager for oDesk.
Hi Nolan,
I wanted to address some of the concerns you raised about oDesk.
oDesk has no interest in hoarding IP. Providers retain the IP to any work they have previously done for themselves. oDesk serves as the middle man between the Buyer and the Provider, and both parties sign contracts with oDesk. Work done on an assignment, and IP rights to that work are transferred from Provider to oDesk and then from oDesk to Buyer.
The oDesk Core Terms (http://www.odesk.com/contract/oDesk_Core_Terms.pdf) explain this in detail. You can view all Buyer and Provider contracts at https://community.odesk.com/legal
IP concerns about work on oDesk
Full disclosure: I work as Marketing Manager for oDesk.
Hi Nolan,
I wanted to address some of the concerns you raised about oDesk.
oDesk has no interest in hoarding IP. Providers retain the IP to any work they have previously done for themselves. oDesk serves as the middle man between the Buyer and the Provider, and both parties sign contracts with oDesk. Work done on an assignment, and IP rights to that work are transferred from Provider to oDesk and then from oDesk to Buyer.
The oDesk Core Terms (http://www.odesk.com/contract/oDesk_Core_Terms.pdf) explain this in detail. You can view all Buyer and Provider contracts at https://community.odesk.com/legal
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Abid Mohsin
Marketing Manager, oDesk