Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ...
by turc1656 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @05:09PM
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No, but it sounds like he knows about this stuff all too well. His final scenario is essentially what happened to my father:
"We are kinda indifferent. If you piss us off, we will look for ways to make you miserable. If you leave and start a competitive company or even a half-competitive company, we will use this contract to bring you to tears. BUT, if you don’t piss us off, and serve us loyally, we’ll look the other way when your iPhone app starts making $40,000 a month."
FYI - my father's situation happened about 20 years ago in the late 90's.
"We are kinda indifferent. If you piss us off, we will look for ways to make you miserable. If you leave and start a competitive company or even a half-competitive company, we will use this contract to bring you to tears. BUT, if you don’t piss us off, and serve us loyally, we’ll look the other way when your iPhone app starts making $40,000 a month."
FYI - my father's situation happened about 20 years ago in the late 90's.