[game_edu] Internship question

[Zagal, Jose]

Not normal in my experience.
I know of lots of contracts that will claim ownership over work done
while employed - and some of these can be negotiated by students (e.g.
so they can work on their school projects). However, a year long
non-compete from an unpaid internship? That's outrageous and I wouldn't
encourage the student to take the internship.


Jose

On 1/27/2015 2:05 PM, Ben Chang wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a student who's been offered an unpaid internship.  The contract 
> has as non-compete that would bar him from doing game dev work in a 
> related field for one year after completion.  Is this normal for unpaid 
> internship?  It seems disadvantageous.   The only value he receives from 
> performing the work is experience to use towards future employment, but 
> he would be prevented from seeking employment doing the thing he'd 
> gotten experience doing.
>
> thanks,
>
> --Ben Chang
>