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(original author here) No, though I've seen those too: http://caseysoftware.com/blog/ip-agreements-at-hackathons http://caseysoftware.com/blog/ip-agreements-at

• nickpsecurity 11y ago
  Nice writeup. If I.P. is even an issue, it should be advice given to them about copyright, NDA's, trade secrets, and patent protection. They should be better equipped to utilize them during and after the hackathon to protect their stuff. I could see maybe a shrink-wrap agreement like what's built into, say, Apache license that just CYA's the host against BS. I can see it because trolls are on the rise in general and might start pulling crap with hackathons. I can also see an explicit agreement by host giving up any claims on the I.P. as an assurance for participants. Truth told, any startup producing something must absolutely control their intellectual property to achieve best results at deal time. I'd call out any group undermining that as irresponsible or predatory. I'd probably not go soft about it as you did, either. Not critiquing you rather than saying an I.P. transfer agreement at a hackathon is so obviously bad and scheming I'd call them out without hesitation. If they tried, it would be the shortest libel lawsuit ever lol.