I have worked in the cybersecurity field since 2003. My contract with my current employer has a clause to the effect that anything I create on company time belongs to them. Since we're ostensibly a software company, I always assumed this referred to software I might create.

So, since 2003 I have been noodling around various ideas on how to "do" general analysis for cybersecurity. A lot of this consists of half-written whitepapers, a few published works, blog posts, disorganized notes, etc. Quite a bit of it is derived from existing works--other people's books, briefing and training material, conversations in bars, stuff like that. Now I have this huge "mother of all binders" that contains my work to date.

My managers have become aware of my work and they want me to create a handbook of analytic methods to train new hires. What's more, they want to use this as the basis for a training offering, like one of those 5-days bootcamp style courses. I might end up teaching the course AND teaching other trainers--both are things I want to do.

My issue here is that they would consider the whole body of work to be the company's IP. I want the material to essentally be freely available under some kind of permissive license (e.g., I "own" the rights to the material but the company can license it for free). I want this because so much of the material is derivative and so much of it is stuff I worked on years before I ever got with the company.

Does this sound like a realistic idea? If/when I meet with our IP lawyer, how could I steer things in that direction? Thanks!

Is the Thinker statue copyrighted, or is it public domain? Can I use it in commercial work?

I have a thesis presentation scheduled in the next few months and my professor has already rejected my drafts on Blockchain tech and IPR, Artificial Intelligence and it’s intersection with IPR. He is of the view that I need to find a new intersection between IPR and tech law to complete the thesis. However, I am not somebody who has been good at these two subjects during law school and could really afford an extra credit. If anyone has any idea that can help me, please do let me know.

I'm in a bit of a pickle with an animated film production. I was contracted to created an animated film. I was never paid after the first payment 90% outstanding. Now the Producer is starting to bring up the original contract.

There is a line in the contract that leads me to believe that he retains full rights, even if the other parts of the contract were not fulfilled.

• If particular provisions of this grant of rights are or become invalid, the general validity of rights will nevertheless remain unaffected.

Does this mean he can refuse to pay me, and still own the rights we agreed on?

This contract is specified for German law, which may complicate getting input, but a big thanks in advance for any help.

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A year ago I joined a group of 3 people that makes content on a Youtube channel every week. The Youtube channel has c.a. 30 people working for it. After one year of nice teamwork we got in some trouble, there was so much discussion that working together was not possible anymore and we unfortunately had to throw someone out of the management to calm things down again. However, he now claims that he started the channel and it belongs to him. We did not sign any contracts in the beginning, because we were naive and thought that we were never 'breaking up'. My question is to who does this Youtube channel belong now? I did a lot of research online but could not find the right information for this specific problem. Thank you so much for your answers in advance

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I built a major system for an multi-billion dollar company. The company lawyer agreed not to patent the invention (got this in writing). Now I find the company has patented the invention using the name of another employee as the inventor. Prior to this filing the bogus inventor had written a statement that I was the only inventor. Is this fraud? What should I do?