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Who Owns the Code?
Securing IP rights in outsourced software development
Modern products are rarely built by one team. They evolve through vendors, freelancers, subcontractors, and distributed contributors. But when funding, audits, or acquisitions begin, a single question can stop everything
Can you prove you own your software?
This white paper explains how companies lose ownership without realizing it — and how to design delivery processes that prove IP control at every stage.
What you will learn?
This guide explains how software ownership actually works across employees, agencies, and subcontractors — and why assumptions fail. Inside the white paper:repositories, and operational evidence. When IP is unclear, companies face:
Ownership fundamentals
Defines what ownership includes and how outsourcing breaks the rights chain.
Operational proof & risk prevention
Shows how repositories and delivery evidence protect you during audits.
A practical framework
A repeatable process to prove control at any moment.
The real problem: ownership isn’t a legal task — it’s a delivery practice
Most teams treat IP as paperwork signed once. In reality, ownership must be continuously produced by the development process. This white paper introduces a model where every release automatically generates proof.
Who should read this
- Founders preparing for funding
- CTOs managing external teams
- Product leaders scaling vendors
- Legal and compliance stakeholders
- Companies planning M&A or partnerships
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