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It's also interesting how infrequently this is actually enforced by employers. Outside of extreme cases (like the current waymo/uber litigation) I've never hear
by mmalone 10y ago
It's also interesting how infrequently this is actually enforced by employers. Outside of extreme cases (like the current waymo/uber litigation) I've never heard of it being enforced -- even when it's pretty obvious that IP was transferred (e.g., foursquare / dodgeball). I feel like it's in there because it always has been. I thought about removing it for my new business, but I'm worried about diligence issues if I end up raising more money or selling. At GitHub's scale that's less of a concern.
- dangero 10y agoIt's not just enforcement that matters though. The threat of enforcement is far more common and has come up at every company I've worked for. That ends up creating a tense environment for employees in a similar way to how a criminal feels when they've committed a crime, but have not been caught. The threat of life-altering damage is a huge stress to carry.
- greglindahl 10y agoWhen IBM Watson bought Blekko we had to produce an IP assignment for 100% of the people who had ever worked on our IP. Elsewise, how would IBM know that they were actually buying something?