A new cofounder has been offered a job with Google. Can Google own our software even if he works on it after hours? (he hasn't worked on it yet)

Re:A new cofounder has been offered a job with Google. Can G... by chmike on Monday April 09, 2007 @07:44AM (#10752)

Do not simply trust what is stated on the contract. In France the law states explicitely that only more favorable clause for the inventor (employee) are to be taken in account. A contract that would state that the employer owns whatever the employee invents beside its work time would thus be abusive and invalid. You really should check the law and not simply the contract.

If you clarify things with google, make sure you get a definitive conclusion that will be valid even if the google employed founder changes states or country, since law applyable to him may change.

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Re:A new cofounder has been offered a job with Google. Can G... by juwo on Monday April 09, 2007 @08:26PM (#11032)

You have offered wise advice - thanks!

Though, I am surprised because in America, many people at some point, have worked at two or even threee jobs during the week to make income.

So theoretically, if he were to get a consulting job with Microsoft during the weekends, will Google own a piece of Microsoft? That would be interesting to watch :)

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