First off - I am no lawyer. If you really want to know the answer you would need consult a lawyer.
******* AND ******* These documents (and their enforcement) differ according to what state the company you are working for is in. State regs play a part in this. So any answers you get on this forum may work for the person's state that they are in but not yours. As an overall intent with NDAs and Non-competes is that what you came in with is yours (stuff/knowledge/experience/whatever). Anything that you created/did/exposed that is not fundamentally in the public domain while doing work for a company (that you have signed an agreement with) is theirs. It is in the proof of what is in the public domain where things could get sticky. However, there are certainly more things in the public domain than are not. Keep in mind that sometimes 'vague' in these documents is not bad. Again - I am not a lawyer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefanie Kelly" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 3:44:31 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Non-disclosure agreements I have a new client who wants me to sign an NDA. The issue is, what I would be working on has to do with consumer experience. There is a line in the NDA she sent me that says "all information or material that has or could have commercial value or other utility in the business in which Disclosing Party is engaged." That to me seems way too broad and could negate my ability to work on other projects related to user experience. Obviously, I am in no way willing to do that. It does seem like a pretty good project though, so I wanted to take some time to adjust the NDA she sent me to something I actually would be willing to sign. I was hoping maybe some of you on here have an NDA template that is less vague and more protective of designer's rights. In lieu of any examples, any suggestions as to wording that would not write myself out of future opportunities, yet promise not to reveal details of the client's specific idea, would be greatly appreciated. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
