Ask HN: Can I fork my open-source project I created under an employer?

Re:Ask HN: Can I fork my open-source project I created under... by yoz-y on Thursday September 24, 2020 @10:36AM (#24578984)

IANAL but unless there is some exception to the MIT license the ability to be able to do so is the license’s entire point.

However if I understand correctly the license only applies to code. Any assets should either be covered by a separate license or in the case there isn’t one the employer retains copyright.

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Re:Ask HN: Can I fork my open-source project I created under... by actionowl on Thursday September 24, 2020 @10:37AM (#24578993)

> the ability to be able to do so is the license’s entire point.

I second this.

You have to consider any non-compete and NDA agreements as well however.

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Re:Ask HN: Can I fork my open-source project I created under... by brudgers on Thursday September 24, 2020 @01:22PM (#24581024)

IANAL either. Licenses matter to the extent someone has the legal wherewithal to back up their interpretation. MIT is not going to pony up for the OP's legal bills for a claim based on the employment contract or a claim that the OP acted in bad faith while an employee or that the employee did not have authority to release the code under an MIT license.

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