Re:IBM to Kernel Maintainer: “You Are an IBM Employee 100% o...
by trutannus on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @09:22AM
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> just getting all intellectual property without any extra compensation is legal
Generally it's not legal. Under Canadian contract law at least you need to offer some compensation for a specific clause in the contract that involves transfer. That's also why you see stories like "she purchased the IP off Nortel for $1". Makes it harder to call foul later. Not a lawyer, but this is how it's been explained to me.
Generally it's not legal. Under Canadian contract law at least you need to offer some compensation for a specific clause in the contract that involves transfer. That's also why you see stories like "she purchased the IP off Nortel for $1". Makes it harder to call foul later. Not a lawyer, but this is how it's been explained to me.