Subj : Re: Local vs Network mess
To   : tenser
From : Dr. What
Date : Mon May 06 2024 07:19 am

-=> tenser wrote to Dr. What <=-

 DW> EDS had a policy of effectively taking any outside work you do and
 DW> "owning" it.  I don't think it would ever hold up in court, but they
 DW> could make it difficult for you.

 te> That's still pretty much par for the course for most
 te> software companies in most places in the US.  I believe
 te> that California now has some protections in place, but
 te> most have an IP ownership clause.

Times have changed since then, that's for sure.  I think most tech companies
realized a while ago that you can't do that - and get the good developers. 
Today it's usually "just don't write something that competes with us."


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