That's why, as btilly has already said, you should go get a lawyer. I can't walk you through it, nor am I legally qualified to do so, and even if I were (as real lawyers say on the Internet) I wouldn't be your lawyer.
After speaking with Jane Legalese, Esq., you conclude that the agreement is not suitable to you. You can either cross out and initial the parts that you take issue with, and maybe the other side will be fine with that. Or maybe they're not. Then you can decide which hill you'd like to die on: the hill of philosophical rigor, or that of pragmatism. IOW, pick the job or "the principal of the thing".
Though if you're "willing to walk away", that does put you in a better standing.
That's why, as btilly has already said, you should go get a lawyer. I can't walk you through it, nor am I legally qualified to do so, and even if I were (as real lawyers say on the Internet) I wouldn't be your lawyer.
After speaking with Jane Legalese, Esq., you conclude that the agreement is not suitable to you. You can either cross out and initial the parts that you take issue with, and maybe the other side will be fine with that. Or maybe they're not. Then you can decide which hill you'd like to die on: the hill of philosophical rigor, or that of pragmatism. IOW, pick the job or "the principal of the thing".
Though if you're "willing to walk away", that does put you in a better standing.