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Should I sign this agreement?

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Re: Should I sign this agreement?

#51

From a purely legal perspective, such an agreement probably would not have been enforceable. The coder would be giving up the right to his code, and taking on the burden of non-disclosure, in exchange for...nothing. Basic contract law (in the U.S.) requires that both parties receive adequate consideration (essentially, payment) for the bargain they are making. Unpaid student internships are generally not considered t…

You're quite right, the contact contains no consideration on the part of the company. It's basically a contract of slavery.

It also fails to assign his existing work to the company (as contact terms cannot apply retroactively), which is a major blunder, as prior to signing this contact he could not be said to be an employee (if indeed he is).

The patent warranty is particularly ominous, anyone who signs that would be taking on enormous risk for the rest of the business's life.

Re: Should I sign this agreement?

#52
I just don't get how "business" types who can't code or design get the idea that deserve 100% of a project when they don't want to pay the developer.

It just blows my mind. If you can't pay me, then I deserve at least 50% of the equity.

She was doing the "business" end of a project that had no customers and no "deals". So, what exactly did she do here?

Re: Should I sign this agreement?

#53

I just don't get how "business" types who can't code or design get the idea that deserve 100% of a project when they don't want to pay the developer. It just blows my mind. If you can't pay me, then I deserve at least 50% of the equity. She was doing the "business" end of a project that had no customers and no "deals". So, what exactly did she do here?

You know, "business" it's the stuff a little coder like yourself can never grasp, or even begin to comprehend, so let me take care of business, and you keep coding, ok?
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