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Submission + - Dealing With an Overly-Restrictive Intellectual Property Policy? 3

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: I am very happy with my current job but there have always been a few ideas for things I've wanted to develop on the side. Ideally I'd keep my day job, reserving mornings, evenings and weekends to see if the side-projects could become viable. The problem is: my employer has an IP policy that states that anything I do while under their employ is theirs, even when I'm off the clock. Does anyone have suggestions about workarounds, magic loopholes, false identity for the side projects... anything?
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  • Your boss deserves to be lied to. Moreover, the most reasonable response to this policy is not to produce anything.

    Regards,
    proclus
    http://www.gnu-darwin.org/ [gnu-darwin.org]

  • has an IP policy that states that anything I do while under their employ is theirs

    This is legal in the US? Holy fuck...

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by proclus ( 33875 )

      An employer makes a claim to what you produce in your free time. Legal or not, it is a wrong and invalid claim. The policy and employer deserves to receive the indicated response.

      My advice is to produce on your free time. If your employer has this policy, then withhold the knowledge of if from him. If he asks, then lie. You have a right to your own work.

      Regards,
      proclus
      http://www.gnu-darwin.org/ [gnu-darwin.org]

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