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Re:Ask HN: My company wants my side project. What can I do? by knorthfield on Saturday December 14, 2019 @06:22AM (#21788943)
So we should take advice to get a lawyer from a forum, but not take advice not to get a lawyer from a forum?
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Re:Ask HN: My company wants my side project. What can I do? by jacquesm on Saturday December 14, 2019 @06:29AM (#21788972)
No, you should take the advice to get a lawyer from a forum, not to take the legal advice from a forum.
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Re:Ask HN: My company wants my side project. What can I do? by murgindrag on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:44PM (#21792102)
It's sometimes okay to get legal advice from a forum, but in this context, someone needs to review:

1) The employment agreement 2) Understand the degree to which the specific project overlaps with the employer's business 3) Etc.

That takes a conversation you don't want to have online.

But yes, I definitely to seek legal advice from forums, Nolo books, and similar. Self-serve law is not a bad idea in most cases, despite advice to the contrary. Just not in THIS case.

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