Do You Monitor Use of “Copyleft” Open Source?

This was one of the questions asked as part of the 2012 NJ IT Survey discussed in a previous blog post.  With the potential for risk to intellectual property ownership, contract breaches and other liability, the responses were quite surprising.  Fewer than half of the respondents said that they either prohibited the use of copyleft […]

Another Trap for Consultants in a Down Economy; Unregistered Consultants Barred From Court

In 2002 and again in 2003, I wrote about the importance of consulting firms making sure to register in New Jersey as temporary help service firms. A new case decided in January makes this point yet again. If you are providing staff augmentation or consulting work, you probably need to be registered. Camo Technologies Inc. […]