I have only recently started to market myself as a 'programmer' rather than an analyst or something else entirely. In a recent search of freelance/part-time/contract work, I came across an ad for a contract "R Programmer". I was well qualified for the position and submitted my technical resume. I had an interview and was asked to submit a proposal for some contract work for the company, a well-funded start up that has an interesting--and useful--product.
As part of the proposal, they would like, among other things, an R package that gives them the means to analyze their customer's data along with a write up of what the output(s) of my package means and how it would help their customers. The company also provided five samples of their client's data (along with an NDA that I was required to sign) so I could write and test out my code.
I'm curious as to how I protect myself and the code/R package I've written from being used commercially? In other words, I'll be providing this R package as part of a proposal; in other parts of my business, a technical proposal doesn't contain any sort of tool that could be used immediately as part of a commercial business. Is there some sort of copyright I could attach to the package or proposal documentation, similar to their NDA I was required to sign, that could afford me some sort of protection should they decide to use my R package without payment?
Maybe I'm being anal about this, but what is there that prevents a company from using a code sample commercially without paying the author?
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