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IANAL, but I believe in California you're pretty much safe if: 1) You only work on your own unpaid time and not in the company's facilities. 2) You only work

by staunch 16y ago

IANAL, but I believe in California you're pretty much safe if: 1) You only work on your own unpaid time and not in the company's facilities. 2) You only work with your own hardware/software. 3) You don't do anything even tangentially related to your employer's line of business. I do not believe #3 is really a hard requirement, but it significantly decreases your chances getting sued (and losing if you do get sued anyway).

alok-g 16y ago
(A) This applies only to inventions and patents. All other IP (including copyrightable material) like software and documents is still at issue. (B) Indeed. Nothing is a hard requirement until you get asked in the court, "what made you think this was not a hard requirement when it's written in California code".