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Non-Competes As the DRM of Human Capital

Posted by kdawson on from the free-flow-of-people-and-ideas dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Techdirt has an interesting look at how non-compete agreements are like DRM for people, doing just as much damage to innovation as DRM has done to the entertainment industry. It includes links to a lot of research to back up the premise, including some studies showing that Silicon Valley's success as compared to Boston's can be traced in part to the fact that California does not enforce non-compete agreements."

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  1. Indentured Servitude by postbigbang · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Lincoln freed the slaves.

    We all have free speech and right to association as part of the First Amendment.

    Sign such an agreement, and you give up your rights to both.

    Capitalist tool.... and another wedge against the spirit behind "We the people...." as opposed to "We, the slaves to stockholders...."

    Applause to California and other states that don't enforce these enslavements.

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  2. I don't know what you people expect by iminplaya · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is all a perfectly natural evolution of your IP laws. It simply cannot go any other way. When you want to stomp your "enemy's" (meaning everybody but you) into the ground, if you want to push him off the cliff as you scramble to the "top", this is the way to do it. Anybody who has their eyes open can see this coming a mile down Broad Street. Mo' money Mo' money Mo' money. Enjoy your "free" market. From my perspective, you all are putting up lots of great entertainment. It's like watching the ants in my garden fight over a leaf. By all means, carry on.

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