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It’s a legal thing: unpaid work is illegal. So they probably didn’t want to risk it and carry the liability.
by vincentmarle 5y ago
It’s a legal thing: unpaid work is illegal. So they probably didn’t want to risk it and carry the liability.
- alanlammiman 5y agoThat varies by jurisdiction and this wasn't in the US. Even if free were illegal it could have been minimum wage. But I think you're right in that it doesn't fit in well with established processes (HR, etc)
- csense 5y agoAlso, copyright. If you're not paid, they don't fully own the code in any product you've worked on.
- alanlammiman 5y agoTrue, but in this specific case I wouldn't be programming or creating content. It was management.