yeah, that was the main gist of my question: What makes such a clause enforceable or unenforceable? Is that speaking in terms of legality, or that it's simply i

yeah, that was the main gist of my question: What makes such a clause enforceable or unenforceable? Is that speaking in terms of legality, or that it's simply impractical to do so? I would really like to hear from some other HNers on this: Are you already well aware of the ramifications of the contract you signed before you begin work on side projects, (and maybe even demanded changes to a contract before you signed) or do you forge ahead w/ the knowledge that the "any and all" clause (or whatever) is unenforceable? - this assumes you are not violating any non-competes -it's just a question of IP..... It seems unlikely to me that every engineer w/ side projects hires a lawyer to go through his/her employment contract before they sign it.... What's best practice when dealing w/ a contract both before you sign it?