I worked for a company that tried to do the same: 1. It's not standard. I've yet to meet another developer that encounter this kind of clause and I've yet to b

I worked for a company that tried to do the same: 1. It's not standard. I've yet to meet another developer that encounter this kind of clause and I've yet to be in that situation as well. 2. you can't. I had the same issue with my novel. They said "Well, we wouldn't care about that" as a response but "caring" and having the right to is completely different. 3. They'd probably try to say that he used work equipment or code 4. You can; however, most contracts are pretty simple and you can negotiate. I always negotiate and explicit clause that states that my employer owns solely that which is developed during work hours or on work equipment. It's as (mostly) simple as that.