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The company is lucky they aren't located in California. Here, even if you are identified as an employee, you may retain ownership over works you have created un
by ajg1977 16y ago
The company is lucky they aren't located in California. Here, even if you are identified as an employee, you may retain ownership over works you have created unless you have signed a "work for hire" agreement or something similar.
- tptacek 16y agoThis is a great point and is the reason why most established companies have a standard contractor agreement that they never change that has a work-for-hire clause, along with the NDA and IP language, and a formal statement of work that specifies payment schedule and acceptance criteria.