Yes, I am absolutely certain. I am not a lawyer but I was an independent programmer for 6 years and successfully resolved 3 disputes over IP in my favor. Most

Yes, I am absolutely certain. I am not a lawyer but I was an independent programmer for 6 years and successfully resolved 3 disputes over IP in my favor. Most programmers want to avoid any sort of conflict and confrontation, especially with lawyers. You're correct in assuming that this may create problems. The potential problem in this situation is that the lawyer dad is going to be an asshole and try to intimidate the programmer. This sucks, and the programmer should maybe back out of the project if he wants to avoid this.