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Contributing code to OSS should not fall under "IP" unless the code was written on company time. IP refers to concrete things like patents and in almost every
by SR2Z 2y ago
Contributing code to OSS should not fall under "IP" unless the code was written on company time. IP refers to concrete things like patents and in almost every case cannot apply to stuff created outside of and unrelated to work.
- saagarjha 2y agoDepends on what your work is.
- ajb 2y agoThis is true under California law (or was last I heard - I'm neither a lawyer nor in California). Unfortunately California is something of an exception. Many other jurisdictions allow employers to claim all IP, or broadly IP related to company work. I agree with it as a 'should', though.