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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Boots" data-source="post: 6054297" data-attributes="member: 92239"><p>You are not thinking clearly as it pertains to business and adding color where there is none.</p><p></p><p>Corporations own things for the purposes of making money. The creative rider does not afford for ownership of all ideas regardless of their use or intention. Specifically it calls for ownership of all creative ideas for the expressed purpose of making a profit off of them and is written to avoid intellectual property that belongs to Hasbro from showing up on another game company's IP list.</p><p></p><p>Were this to come to trial, and it would have to if WoTC intended to enforce the non-compete, there are at least three questions that are asked when judgments are handed down:</p><p></p><p>1. Is this case material to the business that Hasbro executes as of the time of the suit being heard?</p><p>2. What is the potential loss to Hasbro's business that this IP affords?</p><p>3. Is there intent to defraud Hasbro on the part of the defendant?</p><p></p><p>Hasbro can't sue for things they're not currently doing at the time of the suit being heard, and there's a good chance that a judge won't assess real monetary damages to one guy illustrating a book with limited distribution against the number 5 sci-fi/fantasy publisher's books. Intent is also very hard to prove.</p><p></p><p>Now, how can you say that every game related thought belongs to Hasbro? Because salaried employees are never considered to be "off the clock". Off-time is a benefit. Contractors are, and their off-time belongs to them. So you have a clear delineation of when something is being done with an hourly employee that you don't with a salaried one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobold Boots, post: 6054297, member: 92239"] You are not thinking clearly as it pertains to business and adding color where there is none. Corporations own things for the purposes of making money. The creative rider does not afford for ownership of all ideas regardless of their use or intention. Specifically it calls for ownership of all creative ideas for the expressed purpose of making a profit off of them and is written to avoid intellectual property that belongs to Hasbro from showing up on another game company's IP list. Were this to come to trial, and it would have to if WoTC intended to enforce the non-compete, there are at least three questions that are asked when judgments are handed down: 1. Is this case material to the business that Hasbro executes as of the time of the suit being heard? 2. What is the potential loss to Hasbro's business that this IP affords? 3. Is there intent to defraud Hasbro on the part of the defendant? Hasbro can't sue for things they're not currently doing at the time of the suit being heard, and there's a good chance that a judge won't assess real monetary damages to one guy illustrating a book with limited distribution against the number 5 sci-fi/fantasy publisher's books. Intent is also very hard to prove. Now, how can you say that every game related thought belongs to Hasbro? Because salaried employees are never considered to be "off the clock". Off-time is a benefit. Contractors are, and their off-time belongs to them. So you have a clear delineation of when something is being done with an hourly employee that you don't with a salaried one. [/QUOTE]
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