News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on AWS gives open source the middle finger?. Parent comment

Re:AWS gives open source the middle finger? by quantumwannabe on Thursday January 10, 2019 @02:44AM (#18872219)
This is misleading. While non-competes are enforceable in Washington, employers can not force employees to sign away the rights to inventions produced on their own time without employer resources.

Compare https://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.44.140 to the equivalent CA law: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio... . It's essentially the same wording.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AWS gives open source the middle finger? by brlewis on Thursday January 10, 2019 @08:09AM (#18873532)
Isn't "invention" a patent term? Not all creative work is invention.
[ Parent | on HN ]