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"I work on my hobby only at home and on my own time; it is not in conflict with my employee agreement. I own it; [Company] has no ownership or rights to it." T
by michael_dorfman 17y ago
"I work on my hobby only at home and on my own time; it is not in conflict with my employee agreement. I own it; [Company] has no ownership or rights to it."
That may or may not be true, depending on the employee agreement. Many of the ones that I've seen give the corporation ownership rights to any software developed by the employee, even at home and on their own time.
Check this before you start.
- mrkurt 17y agoMost states limit the reach of IP agreements. In Illinois, for instance, I was once presented with an employment agreement that included an IP clause like that. I looked into the law and found out that it wasn't enforceable in IL. I quite the job because I thought the people who sprung that on us were fucking loons. My current company (Condé Nast) has a shockingly fair IP agreement compared to other large corps.