In lists.community.perlmongers.london, you wrote: >With the standard "everything you do we 0wn" clause, I simply point out that >that would mean they own the copyright in the letters I write to my granny, >and that that is clearly silly, before excising it.
My work's pretty good. They don't claim all IP, and in fact have provisions for open source work in their contract, but when I first started there there was a clause that said I had to inform them of any IP I developed, at work or not. This was supposedly so that they could lay claim to anything business-critical that I might develop. I emailed the HR manager asking who I was meant to report my IP to, and pointing out that it would probably be quite high volume (especially since I'd have to Cc that person on every email and usenet posting) and that it would certainly contain adult content (see, for example, http://infotrope.net/kink/, not particularly worksafe). HR manager advised me (in email, which I've kept a printed copy of) not to bother, but just to inform my line manager of anything business-critical that's not already open sourced under the OSS provisions in the contract. I was slightly annoyed. I would have *so* enjoyed Cc'ing some poor manager on everything I wrote, and seeing their head explode. K. -- Kirrily 'Skud' Robert - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://infotrope.net/ "When the revolution comes, we'll need a longer wall." -- Tom De Mulder
