Topic: hey you know some of the story of the development of blue LEDs?

boof started this discussion 2 years ago #116,073

It's a fine story about a man who ignored the new boss and kept on and did it and the company has made billions but the dude ultimately didn't get a whole lot from the company but whatever he got a Nobel prize and does a lot on his own business these days.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 19 minutes later[^] [v] #1,282,329

Tfw you invent the cure for cancer but now your employer owns it because you forgot to use the clock off machine that day

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,282,332

@previous (B)
Depending on the terms of employment, it doesn't matter and they can own the work even if you do it on your own time. This is common. It's also how it works if you are employed by a university.

Anonymous C double-posted this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,282,333

Not only employed, but also simply a student at a university. See the story of Google. It's far from the only one.

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