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1. JamesB (mw1cgg@mastodon.radio)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2023 03:27:17 JST JamesB

   Superb!

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Saturday, 11-Nov-2023 03:27:15 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     @mw1cgg I had to do this when I worked at Google.
     They were like "we own everything you make unless you get an exception"
     So I went "I make stuff using tons of copyrighted material, and I only get away with it because no one would bother suing some weirdo with no money. You really want to own that?"

     They gave me an exception

   • pwm (pwm@crlf.ninja)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Nov-2023 05:43:21 JST pwm

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     • Amikke
     @Amikke @mw1cgg It's going to keep happening so long as people allow it.
     Simply say no and it stops. Otherwise, you get what you deserve.
   • Amikke (amikke@qoto.org)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Nov-2023 05:43:22 JST Amikke

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     @mw1cgg honestly baffling that’s legal in the USA at all. Try that in an EU country and whatever local branch of the government enforces workers’ rights will happily explain to you how much you need to fuck off. Not to mention that if you get away with it and try to enforce it, you’ll be laughed out of court, likely also starting a separate case of breaking employment laws.

     Employers borrow a portion of your time, not take ownership of your life. Stuff like this should never happen in a country that claims to be civilised.