[PLUG] intellectual property, code, employment laws, etc

[Marc Zucchelli <marcz908@yahoo.com>]

I have been working as an independent contractor for a
company almost full time for a few years now, I am
just thinking about taking the position as an employee
and getting on a payroll so I don't have to worry
about taxes, but I am worried about rights to my code.
 For example, I have *heard* that anything I write on
my own time belongs to my employer, etc, things like
that.  On one end, what if I put together my own
software product which I want to sell, does profit
really belong to my employer, on the lower extreme,
what if I write my own library and decide to use it in
a project for work, how do I keep that part of the
code as my own.  ....Just examples, does anyone know
where I can find more info on this?

Marc


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