closed-source bounties (was Re: [Asterisk-Dev] US$200 bounty for * paging feature)

[Kevin P. Fleming]

Steven wrote:

> Are you sure a bounty is considered "work for hire"? I think the lack of
> guarantee would be a problem. Specifically that there is no contract
> before the fact. I may be stretching here, but I think a bounty
> shouldn't be the same as work for hire.

OK, you are right: a "bounty" would not qualify as "work for hire". I 
missed the salient point of the original post, that it was a bounty and 
not a contract offer.