Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to games@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoIn theory, it should open doors for developers to move to new companies and potentially work on fresh games far sooner than they might have been able to before.hexbear.netimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1115arrow-down1imageIn theory, it should open doors for developers to move to new companies and potentially work on fresh games far sooner than they might have been able to before.hexbear.netYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to games@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareRedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoWould a noncompete stop you from starting your own company and making a game?
minus-squareriseuppikmin [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-21 year agoLegally it possibly could, but it’s also a deterrent for people who might would have otherwise but were so afraid of potential legal costs/ramifications to even approach investigating whether they legally could or couldn’t.
minus-squareRedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThat’s what I also figured. Plus thinking about this now, it would also mean your friends or colleagues in the industry couldn’t join you either.
Would a noncompete stop you from starting your own company and making a game?
Legally it possibly could, but it’s also a deterrent for people who might would have otherwise but were so afraid of potential legal costs/ramifications to even approach investigating whether they legally could or couldn’t.
That’s what I also figured. Plus thinking about this now, it would also mean your friends or colleagues in the industry couldn’t join you either.