I have a hard time believing that this clause includes things that you produce outside work, in your own time, using your own equipment.
Well it does.
If you wrote a novel, would your employer also own all rights for it?
Yes.
If you painted a picture, would your employer own it?
Yes.
The music you make with your own band?
If I had a band, yes.
The pictures you shot during your last vacation?
Yes.
I don't think so.
Well my lawyer disagrees. It even covers patentable inventions (like say a new type of nutcracker), so it isn't even limited to IT stuff.
As long as it's not directly competitive and doesn't show undue influence by what you've been working on, they'll give you the ok, and you're good to go.
Well that's where we are now. They've indicated that it wasn't their intention for the clause to be so draconian, I've indicated that unless I get a better deal from them, I'll start looking for a better deal from someone else. Also it's somewhat problematic, according to my lawyer, because it means that if I created something illegal (like say child pornography or racist propaganda) they could be held accountable.
FlameDuck works for the mafia!!! Well it does.
If you wrote a novel, would your employer also own all rights for it?
Yes.
If you painted a picture, would your employer own it?
Yes.
The music you make with your own band?
If I had a band, yes.
The pictures you shot during your last vacation?
Yes.
I don't think so.
Well my lawyer disagrees. It even covers patentable inventions (like say a new type of nutcracker), so it isn't even limited to IT stuff.
As long as it's not directly competitive and doesn't show undue influence by what you've been working on, they'll give you the ok, and you're good to go.
Well that's where we are now. They've indicated that it wasn't their intention for the clause to be so draconian, I've indicated that unless I get a better deal from them, I'll start looking for a better deal from someone else. Also it's somewhat problematic, according to my lawyer, because it means that if I created something illegal (like say child pornography or racist propaganda) they could be held accountable.