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Standard IANAL disclaimer... When you say 'finish' that implies using code/assets the company owns. Unless it was produced under a permissive license (I.e. BS
by blihp 8y ago
Standard IANAL disclaimer...
When you say 'finish' that implies using code/assets the company owns. Unless it was produced under a permissive license (I.e. BSD/MIT/GPL) you can't use it without explicit permission from the copyright owner.
As far as taking the idea and running with it, as long as you didn't enter into a non-compete/NDA agreement, you're probably fine. There are examples of this all over the place in business history (with matching lawsuits when they weren't careful to respect the rights of / agreements with former employers)
- lotyrin 8y agoEven under such a license, unless that license and code were furnished to you as an individual (not working with the code as licensed to the organization with IP assignment to that organization) you aren't granted the rights provided in the license, AFAIK.
- blihp 8y agoThat's a good point: a permissive license doesn't automatically transfer. This should reinforce the peril using code from an employer... unless you were granted permission or can otherwise publicly obtain the licensed code, best to not even have a copy or look at it without explicit permission... it's a legal minefield.