Thank you for answering from the ethical point of view. A piece of information I left out was that before beginning the project the option to develop the softwa

Thank you for answering from the ethical point of view. A piece of information I left out was that before beginning the project the option to develop the software with exclusivity was offered however the client insisted they didn't want it as it was too expensive for them. Additionally the software is not so unique that there aren't alternatives in the market (online etc.) actually there are at least 15 other competitors in the space using other software/solutions. In any event we intend to meet with the client sometime this week to discuss if they want to purchase the rights to the software as there are existing competitors in the space who wants a similar software. Some in the company has said that to make it more "ethical" the other clients will pay for "development" i.e. providing us with their requirements and building according to their spec but my thinking is this is just a justification.