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		phito on Jan 4, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's okay to code on nights and weekends What? Do you know you can code for yourself and not for your employer?

skirmish on Jan 5, 2025 | [–]

I think the GP is referring to practices like [1] "Google claims copyright on employee side projects".

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21823413

mgaunard on Jan 7, 2025 | [–]

Any employer that pays decent money will claim ownership on everything you do even if you do not use any of the company's resources to do so.

phito on Jan 14, 2025 | [–]

That's absurd.

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