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Most salaried software engineers have contracts that any software IP they create belongs to their employer, whether they do it on company time/computers or not.
by cplease 12y ago
Most salaried software engineers have contracts that any software IP they create belongs to their employer, whether they do it on company time/computers or not. You are correct that this is especially hairy if you wrote a project that could be applied to your employer. Check your contract and tread carefully.
- derekp7 12y agoI'm a systems admin/engineer, not hired specifically for software. However, I actually had that type of contract when I worked at Motorola ("Anything you conceive solely by you or jointly with others, at any time of the term of your employment..."). The company I work for now did not have that in any of their paperwork, at least not that I've signed directly. Unless it is hidden in the employee handbook, then I only signed a paper that says I've received the handbook. But still...