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Does eBay own all of your code at any time, or just while working on the clock there?

• bsimpson 12y ago
  For salaried employees in California, your employer can claim ownership of any IP you create that's related to one of their current or reasonably anticipated products (e.g. _anything_ if you work for a tech borg). There's an exception for things you can prove you were working on before they hired you. The law is actually designed to product employees (so your ad network employer can't sue you if you work on fitness apps in your spare time), but modern large companies have their fingers in every pie.
  • eropple 12y ago
    The good news, such as it is, is that most employers I've run into will be understanding and will work with you if you ask to redline problematic clauses before you start. (If they won't, that's a sign not to work there.)
    • angersock 12y ago
      I've found our company, once concerns we're articulated, to be pretty open to addressing these sorts of concerns.