True, but the problem is this: > Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer's business, or actual or demonstrab

True, but the problem is this: > Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer's business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer... If the company has its fingers in many pies across the software landscape, then this might apply to a majority of software that could be written. Also, the company didn't imply that they would try to claim ownership, only that such behavior wouldn't be permitted by company policy.