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Which part? Companies can claim ownership of any work an employee does, related to their employer's line of work. Amazon publishes video games, they're free to
by jonny_eh 8y ago
Which part? Companies can claim ownership of any work an employee does, related to their employer's line of work. Amazon publishes video games, they're free to claim ownership of any game their employees work on.
- newnewpdro 8y agoHaving looked again at the specific CA law [1], you appear to be correct. CA is better than most states in this regard, but when there's overlap with the employer's business you're still screwed. I misremembered it as requiring the employee's specific role at the employer to overlap with the independent creation. [1] https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2870 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...