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I don't have firsthand experience, but anecdotally this sort of thing seems to be more common with government agencies and large corporations than small busines

by wtracy 7y ago

I don't have firsthand experience, but anecdotally this sort of thing seems to be more common with government agencies and large corporations than small business clients. I suspect that negotiating it is a lot more complicated than just offering a discounted rate. Honestly, it probably involves wining and dining key decision makers. (Hence, why it happens with government agencies and large corporations.)

iudqnolq 7y ago
> I don't have firsthand experience, but anecdotally this sort of thing seems to be more common with government agencies and large corporations than small business clients. Dumb question: is "this sort of thing" keeping or not keeping the rights?
- weinzierl 7y ago
  Not parent, but I suppose that government agencies in the US are more willing to not insist on keeping the rights. There is the idea that tax-paid work should (or must?) be available to the general public. Therefore the agencies don't have a good argument for keeping the rights anyway. As far as I know this is very much a US thing and doesn't exist elsewhere. At least where OP and I work it is - to the best of my knowledge - unheard of. For a prime example see SQLite, which is in the public domain because its author worked as contractor for the Navy, when it was created.