Unknown Worlds files lawsuit against ousted founders for allegedly downloading over 170,000 confidential files
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After filing a lawsuit against Krafton, Charlie Cleveland, Max McGuire, and Ted Gill are now being sued by their former employer for purportedly making off with reams of confidential information including business records, intellectual property, and more.

After filing a lawsuit against Krafton, Charlie Cleveland, Max McGuire, and Ted Gill are now being sued by their former employer for purportedly making off with reams of confidential information including business records, intellectual property, and more.

  • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldEnglish
    48·
    5 days ago

    In addition, the company […] wants to be awarded all rights, title and interest in any intellectual property developed by Cleveland, McGuire, and Gill during their employment at Unknown Worlds, including “all movie scripts, movie footage, game design, game code, play tests, or other software development.”

    Ugh.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      That’s a fairly standard thing.

      That’s why if you are ever developing anything you never do it on company computers, it’s always on your own devices and on your own time. Yet time and time again supposedly smart people load up their side project on work computers.

    • troed@fedia.io
      232·
      5 days ago

      Somewhat depending on national laws then well yeah that’s usually what you agree to by becoming employed.