> Don't most employment contracts say that anything you build as a hobby belongs to the company? I see these sorts of contracts at a decent number of jobs, but

> Don't most employment contracts say that anything you build as a hobby belongs to the company? I see these sorts of contracts at a decent number of jobs, but I wouldn't say the majority. Every time I've been presented with one, they've been fine adding an exemption for my hobby work - as long as it's distinct from my professional work. I believe California requires such an exemption - I've gotten a fair number of contracts where it was already specified that they only owned the right to code that was related to my professional duties.