If they're willing to give that explicit affirmation, I'd be surprised if they weren't then willing to put in the contract (either by explicitly limiting the IP

If they're willing to give that explicit affirmation, I'd be surprised if they weren't then willing to put in the contract (either by explicitly limiting the IP clause to specific things, or from certain things). I've gotten resistance on this kind of thing once before; did a face-to-face with the person with the power (the board member acting as the temporary CEO) and they pretty much just wanted a vibe check that I wasn't trying to screw them over. Next day I got the contract back with all the alteration I'd asked for.