626+ Lawyers are online 
Do I hold the copyright of work I did if no contract was signed?
13-Apr-2023 (In Trademark & Copyright Law)
Hi, I joined a startup 2 months ago. I was offered co-foundership of the startup and stakes in the company. But I did not get to sign the contract as they kept delaying it. Now I suspect some fowl play and have reason to believe that they are going to let go off me unfairly. Can I refuse to give them the code I wrote for them since we did not sign an agreement yet? Do I have the rights to my code? They have been paying me the salary though.
Where you are appointed to work for the company and create code for the company then you will not have the rights over the code. In case there is no contract, you receiving the salary from the company is sufficient to prove that you are working on behalf of the company.
99+
Adv. Siddhant Sharma
Delhi | 200+ Answers
Chat
Disclaimer: The above query and its response is NOT a legal opinion in any way whatsoever as this is based on the information shared by the person posting the query at lawrato.com and has been responded by one of the Divorce Lawyers at lawrato.com to address the specific facts and details.
No Comments! Be the first one to comment.
"lawrato.com has handpicked some of the best Legal Experts in the country to help you get practical Legal Advice & help."
