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Depends on country in Anglo Saxon law (UK USA) its the norm. And many European countries eg Germany just have it as part of the general labor law - so you wou
by walshemj 7y ago
Depends on country in Anglo Saxon law (UK USA) its the norm.
And many European countries eg Germany just have it as part of the general labor law - so you wouldn't see it in a "contract"
- ChrisMarshallNY 7y agoSo, just to be clear, if you are working for any corporation, in any job, the corporation has full rights to all your work, and all your ideas, by law? This explains why Germans always seemed so surprised when I mentioned my extracurricular work to them. Must make moonlighting difficult. Also, I’m almost positive that the reason my company did not have the clause, was because they hired many high-level creative folks, with lifelong side businesses.
- walshemj 7y agoIts Related works eg if you are a semi pro musician your employer has no claim on any songs you write.
- ChrisMarshallNY 7y agoIn the case of my company, their side-businesses were often the reason they were hired. It was a photographic equipment company, and we had some really good photographers all over the place. One of our lens techs was a well-respected avian photographer, and our Marketing department was filled with top-notch photographers. You couldn't spit without hitting a first-class artist. Even the administrators and accountants tended to be pretty awesome casual photographers.