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Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by kourt on Sunday June 08, 2014 @01:57PM (#7865330)
MIT's next best use of its political power would be to bring Massachusetts laws regarding innovation to parity with California's circa 1980. Specifically, adopting the "Minnesota Model" employee IP protection, making noncompete agreements unenforcable, and protecting moonlighting.
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Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by afarrell on Sunday June 08, 2014 @02:06PM (#7865353)
We're are working on the noncompete thing: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H1715/History
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Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by dalek2point3 on Sunday June 08, 2014 @11:02PM (#7866814)
And backed by solid research by MIT academics: http://mitsloanexperts.mit.edu/matthew-marx-non-compete-agre...
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