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Are there potential legal considerations in the U.S. when two people work from the same home and use the same internet connection? [duplicate]

Consider the following scenario: Person A is employed by a large company and has the usual "everything you do while employed by us is owned by us" in their employment contract. Person B is ...
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Are coworking companies bound by legal precedent not to use the intellectual property nor trade secrets of its customers?

The companies which operate coworking facilities are in a position to learn a lot about a person's business. Every facility I've seen is blanketed with cameras, potentially including microphones, the ...
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Does 'Doing Research' Count as 'Working On' a Personal Project On Company Property?

I have been given approval from the company I work at to be able to own my side projects. I am a Support Technician (Customer Service) who does not code anything during my work day. However, my ...
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Intellectual Property Ownership as an Employee

I am a final-year college student entering the software industry as an engineer. My job will probably require me to write code all day for a company, using company resources and hardware (company ...
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