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In CA you have a right to whatever you create your own time. In Texas (IIRC) and some other states your employer can claim a right to anything you create while
by mikeryan 7y ago
In CA you have a right to whatever you create your own time. In Texas (IIRC) and some other states your employer can claim a right to anything you create while under their employ. It's a state by state thing.
Note the claim here seems to be that he utilized Apple time and resources to work on his new project.
- ryandrake 7y ago> In CA you have a right to whatever you create your own time. Only if it is unrelated to your company’s current and potential future business[1]. Big tech companies like Apple can argue that almost anything related to electronics or software could be a future business for them. I’m not rich enough to risk finding out. If a big tech company decided to sue me, I’d be bankrupt from legal fees in a few months, whether I was right or wrong. EDIT 1: thanks antoncohen for posting the actual law’s wording: “actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer”
- mikeryan 7y agoYes that’s right I was unfortunately speaking in generalities and in this case the specifics are crucial.