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What we are saying is that it is our policy that the work for hire doctrine (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_fo
by VanL 13y ago
What we are saying is that it is our policy that the work for hire doctrine (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire) does not apply to OSS contributions at Rackspace, and that we encourage all employees to become involved with a community.
If you work at a company bigger than 10-15 employees, check your employment agreement. Rackspace's stance on this is highly unusual (I think even unique) for a company its size.
- protomyth 13y agoDoes the employee agreement for Rackspace claim code ownership on code written on employee's own time and equipment?
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- girvo 13y agoI've removed sections from contracts I've signed that do just that. Always made me laugh. Somewhat unenforcable here in Australia, but I'd rather be sure and strike it out.