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		ajb on Dec 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bumble claims IP rights on employee's open-source ... Contacts don't override every law. Ever heard of inalienable rights? Those are ones that you can't contact away.

Silhouette on Dec 5, 2021 [–]

Which "inalienable right" applies here?

ajb on Dec 5, 2021 | [–]

In fact in the UK I think you are right, my apologies. It's California where the Labour code protects inventions made in the employees own time:

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio....

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