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You ALL need to read California Labor Code 2870! Surprised nobody has mentioned the most essential thing to know about regarding this stuff in California. The

by rjurney 10y ago

You ALL need to read California Labor Code 2870! Surprised nobody has mentioned the most essential thing to know about regarding this stuff in California. The site is down at the moment, but the link is: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab&group=02001-03000&file=2870-2872 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab&gr... CA 2870 is attached to any such agreement you sign in California, and protects independent invention. You should read it. This law forms the legal basis for innovation in Silicon Valley.

fao_ 10y ago
But, not everyone works in the US, or California, or for a company in CA?
- rjurney 10y ago
  Yup, but if you don't you need to understand how bad your state is fucking you by seeing how good we have it in California.
  - cookiecaper 10y ago
    Something like this might be a deterrent for a company that would otherwise be interested in suing, but it's not going to stop a determined foe from really messing up your life. You'll win ... if you have the cash to fight them (which you don't, unless you're making enough money that a lawsuit is a total non-issue). In practice, you'll settle to stop the legal expenses, and they'll get at least a chunk of your project. When you're successful you have to expect that some people you knew before you found success will get salty and think that you owe it all to them. A few of these people may be inclined to file a lawsuit, including your former employers. They see a pie and want to claim a piece of it.
  - teach 10y ago
    On the other hand, in Texas my quite nice house cost less than $300,000, my state government is totally solvent, and very little is on fire or running out of water. Your standard contracts may be better, but California certainly has its share of drawbacks. And did you know there's a Fry's and an In-N-Out burger within ten miles of my house?
    - Xeoncross 10y ago
      Your comment made my day. The struggle's real and I've been appreciating all Texas has to offer.
    - rjurney 10y ago
      Well now that Fry's and In-N-Out are there... maybe I'll move. Seriously though, the state of contract law regarding this stuff in most states is purely predatory for large companies and hurts innovation.
DrScump 10y ago
The leginfo.ca.gov site has been deprecated for awhile. The current code is here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2870&lawCode=LAB http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection...
- rjurney 10y ago
  Thanks, google is slow to update!
  - DrScump 10y ago
    It would help if their webmaster would just take down or outright forward the old URL, which goes back to 1995. It's been deprecated since at least early 2016.

by rjurney 10y ago

fao_ 10y ago

But, not everyone works in the US, or California, or for a company in CA?

rjurney 10y ago
Yup, but if you don't you need to understand how bad your state is fucking you by seeing how good we have it in California.
- cookiecaper 10y ago
  Something like this might be a deterrent for a company that would otherwise be interested in suing, but it's not going to stop a determined foe from really messing up your life. You'll win ... if you have the cash to fight them (which you don't, unless you're making enough money that a lawsuit is a total non-issue). In practice, you'll settle to stop the legal expenses, and they'll get at least a chunk of your project. When you're successful you have to expect that some people you knew before you found success will get salty and think that you owe it all to them. A few of these people may be inclined to file a lawsuit, including your former employers. They see a pie and want to claim a piece of it.
- teach 10y ago
  On the other hand, in Texas my quite nice house cost less than $300,000, my state government is totally solvent, and very little is on fire or running out of water. Your standard contracts may be better, but California certainly has its share of drawbacks. And did you know there's a Fry's and an In-N-Out burger within ten miles of my house?
  - Xeoncross 10y ago
    Your comment made my day. The struggle's real and I've been appreciating all Texas has to offer.
  - rjurney 10y ago
    Well now that Fry's and In-N-Out are there... maybe I'll move. Seriously though, the state of contract law regarding this stuff in most states is purely predatory for large companies and hurts innovation.

DrScump 10y ago

The leginfo.ca.gov site has been deprecated for awhile. The current code is here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2870&lawCode=LAB http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection...

rjurney 10y ago
Thanks, google is slow to update!
- DrScump 10y ago
  It would help if their webmaster would just take down or outright forward the old URL, which goes back to 1995. It's been deprecated since at least early 2016.