2camjohn
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I have the opportunity to license my code to a company im the US. The code is put onto hardware they produce.
I would prefer to be paid a commission per unit, as would they I think. ALthough if it has to be sold outright then so be it.
I think that lawyers are out of the question, as they would probably consume more money than I stand to make...
My questions are not reallyabout electronics, but I ask here hoping to find people who have experience with licensing embedded software:
What measures can I take to protect my code, I wouldnt want them reverse engineering my code, developing it themselves or disclosing it to other parties?
How can I prevent them from producing and selling more units than they say they are?
I realise its probably not possible to guarantee all those things, what is the normal procedure in these circumstances?
I would prefer to be paid a commission per unit, as would they I think. ALthough if it has to be sold outright then so be it.
I think that lawyers are out of the question, as they would probably consume more money than I stand to make...
My questions are not reallyabout electronics, but I ask here hoping to find people who have experience with licensing embedded software:
What measures can I take to protect my code, I wouldnt want them reverse engineering my code, developing it themselves or disclosing it to other parties?
How can I prevent them from producing and selling more units than they say they are?
I realise its probably not possible to guarantee all those things, what is the normal procedure in these circumstances?