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Rewrite employment contracts to protect your blog..
masukomi passes on tidbits from a Slashdot post.
"Where it says:
company owns the rights to all work produced during the term of employment
Just strike it out, and change it to:
company owns the rights to code written during working hours and in direct furtherance of any tasks assigned by the company"
Masukomi adds: "Speaking from experience they generally don't complain. And if they do, do you really want to work for a company that claims the right to steal any thought or invention you have for it's own profit even if it has nothign to do with them? Last time I did this I not only struck out that section but specifically added in an additional clause stating that that could make no claim on any opensource work or work for myself that was unrelated to their products."
Asserting your IP rights up-front is vital in this time of blended personal-work life. A good thread. [diJEST: a journal of extrapreneurial strategy and technology] Related Info?. 
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