> And if you really have to ask if such a clause applies to you, you haven't properly read your contract and/or you don't know your rights.
I’m not working at Google, but I’m a compsci student in Germany, and obviously interested in the situation in the job market.
> What does it tell us if people don't recognise that as satire? Is it so close to reality to think that Google could claim rights on our cookie recipes?
It’s certainly possible that some might expect that – from the standpoint of someone who only heard of German law, for example, a large part of US employment laws would sound just as crazy as being able to have the copyright of your employee’s cookie recipes.
