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Re:Developers’ side projects by mindcrime on Friday December 09, 2016 @06:50PM (#13142937)
But legally, they could have enforced the contract and taken possession of my code.

Not necessarily. Depending on what state you live in, there's a good chance that agreement would violate state law and would be unenforceable.

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Re:Developers’ side projects by maxxxxx on Friday December 09, 2016 @06:55PM (#13142958)
Even winning a lawsuit costs a lot of money and stress. Unless there is a law that makes courts throw out frivolous lawsuits immediately the employer with lawyers on staff still can make your life very difficult
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Re:Developers’ side projects by mindcrime on Friday December 09, 2016 @06:56PM (#13142965)
No doubt. I'm certainly not claiming the current situation is ideal. Just pointing out that it's not always as bad as people think.
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