On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:10:23 +1300 Daniel Reurich <dan...@centurion.net.nz> wrote:
> > How 'legal' do you want this to be? My work contract has a clause > > which states that even if I dream of code/ something else which > > might be useful, the rights rest with my employer. > > That's insane and surely it's legally unenforceable, and certainly if > they don't pay you for the time spent dreaming code > > D: Hi Daniel, You'd be hugely surprised at how literally some states in the US interpret contracts. I live in (anti-employee) Florida, and a friend of mine here in Florida was advised by his lawyer to not work for Linux for the next 6 months because his former employer had a 6 month anti-compete on any Linux work. His lawyer said he'd likely lose the case if he did Linux and his old employer sued. Meanwhile, in California, that kind of non-compete is illegal. This often becomes a problem in Free Software, as former employers covet Free Software rights on software written by their employees on the employee's own time and with the employee's own computer. This is the reason a lot of Free Software authors assign all rights to the FSF. I don't do that because I've been self-employed since 1982. SteveT Steve Litt February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/key _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
