he says that and your comment is because you don't get the anti compete scenario here in the EU. This guy knows what it is like over here. Such boldness is the norm in the US but here it is totally different; indeed there is no chance of anti compete clauses standing up in court in a contract here in the UK or elsewhere in the EU. One day US law and EU law/regulation will merge, but not in my lifetime. Nonetheless, in EU law, all IP and software contributions whether professional or amateur or hacker are equally valid and owned, and none can be restricted without the explicit permission (on undertaking any contract) of the potential violator.
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he says that and your comment is because you don't get the anti compete scenario here in the EU. This guy knows what it is like over here. Such boldness is the norm in the US but here it is totally different; indeed there is no chance of anti compete clauses standing up in court in a contract here in the UK or elsewhere in the EU. One day US law and EU law/regulation will merge, but not in my lifetime. Nonetheless, in EU law, all IP and software contributions whether professional or amateur or hacker are equally valid and owned, and none can be restricted without the explicit permission (on undertaking any contract) of the potential violator.