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Granted I've only participated in 3 hackathons but the times I went I just walked in and found a cool thing to work on. I didn't have to sign anything or pay a

• vinay427 11y ago
  At university hackathons I have been to there's usually a short waiver covering liability and sometimes ownership. Nothing very extensive compared to many legal contracts these days, but I would say that given the rather litigious culture in the US these sorts of papers are justified. The one mentioned in this article definitely sounds more troubling, however.
  • timrpeterson 11y ago
    So university Hackathons you have to fork over IP?
• bthornbury 11y ago
  Typically a release form is about it. This is someone trying to take advantage of innovators.
• serge2k 11y ago
  This sort of legalese and fear of any potential liability for anything is normal for everything in the US. It's crazy.