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> job on upwork.com as an algorithmic developer. You were paid to write the code by these guys, they own the copyright and can do whatever they want with it.

> job on upwork.com as an algorithmic developer. You were paid to write the code by these guys, they own the copyright and can do whatever they want with it. It is not "your code", you cannot "keep the code". You should have insisted to simply get paid since nobody knows the future. I would take it from the rest of your story you will never see another cent of that from those guys since they stop working with you and "get another developer". The best thing you can do is negotiate a cash fee only about the AWS handover task since the rest of it is already lost. Genuinely help them migrate, take the fee, and learn from this what not to do next time.

punkst 4y ago
So I met them on upwork and establish a partnership, I was a minority partner in the firm, so it exceeded the scope of upwork. Then an extensive contract was signed. I would get deferred income, per the contract. Deferred income is placed on the balance sheet as a liability. Unfortunately, isn’t on the balance sheet, so it doesn't exist. I think it's a breach of contract. Because services were rendered and deferred income wasn't even placed on the balance sheet. Investors in the firm would be miss led by the fraudulent accounting. As for the code, you can't copyright code or algorithm. I took a very basic idea, such as buy above the 200 moving average and sell when it hits the 37.5 moving average. I took that silly type of algorithm that didn't work and made it profitable. The reason they are moving to another "developer" is that I refused to do more work, without compensation. I should have known by the of parade of previous coders before me they shop for coders in an effort to make the silly algo work. I will never see the $500K I might be able to get pennies on the dollar is my current thought. Aside from this last issue, I have come out stronger on the other side and I have developed my own profitable algos. I do look forward to seeing this train wreck in my rear view mirror.

punkst 4y ago

So I met them on upwork and establish a partnership, I was a minority partner in the firm, so it exceeded the scope of upwork. Then an extensive contract was signed. I would get deferred income, per the contract. Deferred income is placed on the balance sheet as a liability. Unfortunately, isn’t on the balance sheet, so it doesn't exist. I think it's a breach of contract. Because services were rendered and deferred income wasn't even placed on the balance sheet. Investors in the firm would be miss led by the fraudulent accounting. As for the code, you can't copyright code or algorithm. I took a very basic idea, such as buy above the 200 moving average and sell when it hits the 37.5 moving average. I took that silly type of algorithm that didn't work and made it profitable. The reason they are moving to another "developer" is that I refused to do more work, without compensation. I should have known by the of parade of previous coders before me they shop for coders in an effort to make the silly algo work. I will never see the $500K I might be able to get pennies on the dollar is my current thought. Aside from this last issue, I have come out stronger on the other side and I have developed my own profitable algos. I do look forward to seeing this train wreck in my rear view mirror.