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Patientman: At first blush Lt. Dunleavy's activities seem to be quite innocent. But, because he was working for the City of Warwick on a grant to develop software, both the city and the federal government have residual rights to the software. If the grant were not in place he would have not been working on the solution. All of this was donated to the grant as the letters from the city to the state clearly show.

The big problem is in the sale of the software to Purvis Systems for an undisclosed amount. The city and the federal government should have residual rights to that software. This software has now become a major part of fire systems in New York, Washington DC, and other places including Providence. (See below). At the very least, the city should not be charged $25,000 per year for maintenance. I suspect that royalties should flow back to the city as well. This problem is not going to disappear just because the Rhode Island State Police could not find a state law that was broken. This is a federal matter.

Here is the recent news from Providence posted on the Purvis web site:

"The Providence Emergency Management Agency is charged with preparation, response and recovery of natural disasters, terrorism or manmade disasters. Additionally, it manages the Greater Providence Metropolitan Medical Response System, which is responsible for community medical response in the event of a terrorist attack or mass-casualty incidents."

"'We are excited to provide PEMA with a solution that meets their needs and helps to streamline and enhance their communications capabilities in emergency situations,' said John Desposito, president of Purvis Systems."

From: City’s 'catch and release' policy

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