Hack4Detroit's indemnification clause

Re:Hack4Detroit's indemnification clause by sergiotapia on Saturday June 13, 2015 @03:56PM (#9712393)

Granted I've only participated in 3 hackathons but the times I went I just walked in and found a cool thing to work on. I didn't have to sign anything or pay a cent.

Is this sort of legalese normal in the US for hackathons?

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Re:Hack4Detroit's indemnification clause by vinay427 on Saturday June 13, 2015 @04:03PM (#9712420)

At university hackathons I have been to there's usually a short waiver covering liability and sometimes ownership. Nothing very extensive compared to many legal contracts these days, but I would say that given the rather litigious culture in the US these sorts of papers are justified. The one mentioned in this article definitely sounds more troubling, however.

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Re:Hack4Detroit's indemnification clause by bthornbury on Saturday June 13, 2015 @04:08PM (#9712444)

Typically a release form is about it. This is someone trying to take advantage of innovators.

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Re:Hack4Detroit's indemnification clause by serge2k on Saturday June 13, 2015 @08:11PM (#9713267)

This sort of legalese and fear of any potential liability for anything is normal for everything in the US.

It's crazy.

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