retired_candacek

i was wondering if there were plans to include on the fm2006 cd, and if not when is it expected to get released

borat123

I don't think it would be packaged with the CD as it's a Nygreen project and not SI's.

retired_candacek

i thought nygreen was working for si now, cant you download the scout from the si website?

retired_godsgirlinnj

nygreen does work for SI but only on the pre-game editor. The FM scout is his only editor/project as such and doesn't come from SI but him. You can't get it from SI either, it will be on his own site.

borat123

The Laughin Man:
It doesn't matter whether he's working for SI now or not. Just because he works for SI doesn't mean that all his intellectual output is handed over to them!

http://www.nygreen.net I think is his URL.

retired_brokenangel2003

Interestingly, this is broadly incorrect under English intellectual property law - any independent creative works created by an employee which fall in broadly the same area as his employment are legally assumed to be the property of his employer unless specifically covered by a prior arrangement between the parties.

Of course, this is probably highly irrelevant in the current situation. Hopefully. I know I'm looking forward to FMScout2006 almost as much as FM2006 :p

Cato

borat123

Um... That's not true. If that were the case, I wouldn't have been able to do some of the things I already do without charging for it.

retired_brokenangel2003

One thing I should have clarified in my original post is that that statement refers to works created or developed during the course of the related employment. There are a variety of reasons why it may not have been an issue for you - your employer may not have been aware of your other activities, may not have cared about them, or may not have sought legal advice on the avenues open to them. Regardless of the reason, my statement is true and there's a fairly hefty body of case law to back it up.

I was never cut out to be a lawyer, which is part of the reason I got involved in software when I graduated, but IP law was one of the few things I took an active interest in.

Cato