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> there is zero reason to block people in their own free time That's the thing - people don't have "free time". Most employment contracts are actually enslavem
by varispeed 5y ago
> there is zero reason to block people in their own free time
That's the thing - people don't have "free time". Most employment contracts are actually enslavement when it comes to IP. That's why corporations lobby governments to stop workers going B2B.
- bigbizisverywyz 5y ago>Most employment contracts are actually enslavement when it comes to IP Note this is a mostly US perspective, e.g. AFAIK in Switzerland what you do in your own time, and with your own equipment is entirely your own under Federal law. And that seems totally fair. Of course if you steal code or ideas from your employer, then things get a bit more grey.
- denysvitali 5y agoDo you have relevant sources for this? AFAIK some Google Switzerland employees are still bound by this stupid rule (what you do in your free time, with your personal device, is still Google's property), but I would love to be proven wrong.
- yongjik 5y ago> Most employment contracts are actually enslavement when it comes to IP. That's a very one-sided take. (Not commenting on Apple's policy, just commenting generally.) This great article explains why IP contracts are the way they are: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2016/12/09/developers-side-projects/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2016/12/09/developers-side-pr...
- ncmncm 5y agoUS employment contracts. The US is deliberately hell for rank and file. For "non-exempt" (hourly) workers it is worse than most of us can imagine.