'I own everything you create' is intellectual slavery, plain and simple. It is nowhere near as bad as full slavery like before the U.S. civil war, but it is sla

'I own everything you create' is intellectual slavery, plain and simple. It is nowhere near as bad as full slavery like before the U.S. civil war, but it is slavery of the mind none the less. Saying that in some cases your master may be willing to let you take credit for what you created on your own time and share it, this frames it as a gift that you may be given if you are deemed worthy enough and it does not hinder the company's interests. Think about that - you are being something you created as a gift, and there is no guarantee that you'll be given it, and you won't know until you create it and submit the request. I suspect all the FAANG companies do this, because they are big enough to get away with it and the cachet of having them on your resume is impressive enough convinces some that it's worth it.