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Very same reaction if you have a side project and want to protect the IP you're doing outside company hours to work on that same side project. All the contracts
by mickael-kerjean 6y ago
Very same reaction if you have a side project and want to protect the IP you're doing outside company hours to work on that same side project. All the contracts I have signed had that unfair but standard clause that say all the IP you are producing outside company hours belong to company
- zwaps 6y agoHow is that legal? In other words, your side project is just more, unpaid work?
- ehnto 6y agoIt's worse than unpaid work, it's taking ownership of your personal hobbies. Presumably your side projects aren't for your work but for yourself. Imagine if a chef had to pay his employer for the meals he makes at home. Makes no sense. More reasonable would be an industry non-compete or technology NDA which are more specifically about you not taking company secrets and making money from the company's efforts.
- ehnto 6y agoI have always been able to get that clause stricken from a contract. It's totally unreasonable.
- kn0where 6y agoGranted I’ve only worked for small, software-focused companies, but the companies I’ve worked for have had pretty reasonable contracts saying that anything I create outside of work hours without using work equipment or work secrets is mine and not theirs.