“You agree that everything you write is work for hire owned by us, in return for your salary” is pretty common in full-time employment contracts. Certain jurisd

“You agree that everything you write is work for hire owned by us, in return for your salary” is pretty common in full-time employment contracts. Certain jurisdictions have chosen to pass laws limiting it, so I suppose it would be legal otherwise. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=2870 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio... https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.44.140 https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.44.140 For morale and tech brand reasons, some companies have a process to officially bless releases of work they might have had a good case for owning.