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Re:Employees working on their own business by tom_rath on Friday January 23, 2009 @10:33AM (#446465)
I don't think it's morally acceptable to freeload, but for big businesses the point is likely moot: The IP agreement they will have had you sign at the start of your job will take away all rights to your on-your-own-time product in any case.
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Re:Employees working on their own business by staunch on Friday January 23, 2009 @11:20AM (#446530)
Just because you've signed an IP agreement doesn't mean it's legally enforceable.
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Re:Employees working on their own business by c1sc0 on Friday January 23, 2009 @11:28AM (#446550)
Anyone has examples of precedents here?
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Re:Employees working on their own business by skmurphy on Friday January 23, 2009 @11:57AM (#446600)
CA law allows you to own anything developed entirely on your own time with your own materials.
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Re:Employees working on their own business by poppysan on Friday January 23, 2009 @11:39AM (#446564)
That's if you're free loading. If your work standard never takes a drop, then there should be no problem.
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Re:Employees working on their own business by mightybyte on Friday January 23, 2009 @02:14PM (#446858)
The interesting philosophical issue I find is what if you can freeload and your work doesn't take a drop. Or more provocatively, what if you freeload and your work productivity increases? In this case, it's likely that your abilities could be managed better to more fully extract your potential. Unfortunately this is impossible (or very difficult) for most companies to do.
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