Ok, now you've got me curious. While I'm employed by a California software company, I ~am~ a company resource, am I not? How is the law worded to bypass that (so to speak)?
--- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. -from "Rip van Vinkle" by Washington Irving */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Dean Kent Sent: Monday, December 4, 2023 09:48 ....As part of the employment agreement for this acquiring company we had to sign a contract that stated anything we thought, said, did, wrote, or otherwise created - whether at work or at home - while employed was owned by the company....[But] State laws prevented them from snatching ownership for most of what they were claiming. California law, to the best of my knowledge, does give the employer ownership of an invention/product if it was developed using company resources, and/or ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
