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Re:How I didn't become a SoundClouder by Jdam on Monday July 10, 2017 @07:45AM (#14735041)
It's not legal. I looked this up when I joined my company (in Berlin) last year. Even if you don't sign anything but the recruiter says/writes that you will be hired, this is already regarded as an "Absicht" (Intention) and they have to compensate you for some time. Get a lawyer to sort this out. Will be worth it.
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Re:How I didn't become a SoundClouder by degenerate on Monday July 10, 2017 @08:35AM (#14735326)
Would he need a German or US lawyer? Or is the general practice to get a local lawyer and let them handle all the cross-border details?
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Re:How I didn't become a SoundClouder by MatthewWilkes on Monday July 10, 2017 @08:41AM (#14735354)
The contract almost certainly specifies that the choice of law will be German law. Either way, it seems the author is based in Prague currently, so I'm not sure how US law would figure into it.
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Re:How I didn't become a SoundClouder by degenerate on Monday July 10, 2017 @09:05AM (#14735517)
I thought SoundCloud was a US company?
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Re:How I didn't become a SoundClouder by pyroinferno on Monday July 10, 2017 @09:22AM (#14735648)
Soundcloud is a German company. Also, if a American company is operating in Germany they follow German laws. That is why he would need a German lawyer.
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Re:How I didn't become a SoundClouder by cagataygurturk on Monday July 10, 2017 @03:58PM (#14739104)
Soundcloud is incorporated in the UK but German Law would apply in this case.
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