Why I'm Building a Side Dish (and Maybe You Should Too)

Re:Why I'm Building a Side Dish (and Maybe You Should Too) by tombert on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @02:06PM (#22948425)

I sadly work for a company that claims ownership of any kind of "technical" thing I come up with. I have dozens of side-projects that I work on, but sadly they're all kind of stuck running in my basement until I leave my current job.

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Re:Why I'm Building a Side Dish (and Maybe You Should Too) by ChicagoDave on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @03:23PM (#22949206)

This is standard with most tech-oriented employers...to have an "employment agreement" that states ownership of anything you create.

I've managed to get exceptions, but for the most part, this is why I have always preferred being a 1099 contractor. They can only specify client-specific IP ownership and I get to do my own thing without legal repercussions.

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Re:Why I'm Building a Side Dish (and Maybe You Should Too) by nicholaides on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @02:11PM (#22948471)

"Side dish" is not another way of saying "side project" (in the context of this article.

Side dish = product built on a platform the customer already uses. Example: Streak (a side dish) is a CRM that lives inside Gmail (the main dish).

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Re:Why I'm Building a Side Dish (and Maybe You Should Too) by dudul on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @02:22PM (#22948583)

Have you ever checked with an attorney if the IP document you signed was an overreached?

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Re:Why I'm Building a Side Dish (and Maybe You Should Too) by tombert on Thursday April 23, 2020 @07:14PM (#22962716)

I have, and it seems unlikely that I would win any court case if I were to try and risk it.

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