{"id":325014,"date":"2021-08-15T16:15:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T13:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects-omnigeekempire\/"},"modified":"2021-08-15T16:15:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T13:15:42","slug":"amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects-omnigeekempire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects-omnigeekempire\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon Removes Policy That Stole Employees&#8217; Personal Game Projects \u00bb OmniGeekEmpire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a252ea483715\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a252ea483715\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects-omnigeekempire\/#Like_this\" >Like this:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects-omnigeekempire\/#Related\" >Related<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Amazon Removes Policy That Stole Employees&#8217; Personal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Projects \u00bb OmniGeekEmpire<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In one hell of bizarre <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, Amazon had a policy that allowed them to basically steals Employees\u2019 personal game projects. However, that has been rectified!<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-27051\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/2021\/08\/15\/amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects\/amazongames-nw-ka\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?fit=1920%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazongames-NW-ka\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?fit=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?fit=1024%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1140\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?resize=1140%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27063 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?resize=1024%2C384&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?resize=150%2C56&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?resize=1140%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" class=\"wp-image-27063 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/2021\/08\/15\/amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects\/amazongames-nw-ka\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazongames-NW-ka.jpg?fit=1920%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>According to <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gameworldobserver.com\/2021\/07\/08\/amazons-draconian-rules-for-creating-your-own-games-spark-heated-debate-among-developers\">Game World Observer<\/a>,<\/span> James Liu, a software engineer at Google,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/james7132\/status\/1412540904225738753\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">has shared<\/span><\/a>\u00a0a piece of Amazon\u2019s employment contract. The post went viral due to some rules the company allegedly has regarding creating your personal games as a hobby. Essentially, it read that if you were to create a game while working for them, they would own the right to your game. Many devs were discussing it on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and well, it went semi-viral. Some employees found it ok, while others didn\u2019t agree with this clause.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/2021\/08\/15\/amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?fit=1138%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1138,462\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazon_game_studios_screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?fit=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?fit=1024%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1138\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=1138%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27058 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?w=1138&amp;ssl=1 1138w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=1024%2C416&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=768%2C312&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=150%2C61&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=1138%2C462&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/omnigeekempire.com\/2021\/08\/15\/amazon-removes-policy-that-stole-employees-personal-game-projects\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?fit=1138%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1138,462\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazon_game_studios_screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?fit=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?fit=1024%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1138\" height=\"462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?w=1138&amp;ssl=1 1138w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=1024%2C416&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=768%2C312&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=150%2C61&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazon_game_studios_screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?fit=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?fit=1024%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1138\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=1138%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?w=1138&amp;ssl=1 1138w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=1024%2C416&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=768%2C312&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/omnigeekempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/amazon_game_studios_screenshot.jpg?resize=150%2C61&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/noscript><figcaption>The AMAZON CONTRACT IN QRESTION<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have read similar clauses in my career, but this is by far the worst. I just can not comprehend the audacity that your employer wants to claim ownership of the stuff you make in your spare time. I admire people who have the energy to work consistently on a personal\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sascha Wagentrotz (@swagentrotz) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swagentrotz\/status\/1413052225367252993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks standard to me? I&#8217;ve had this at every AAA dev you work with. You get it taken out if it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lies to you; that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s called &#8216;contract negotiation&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DjArcas (@Fortress_Craft) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fortress_Craft\/status\/1412815168657145856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The weirdest thing about this for me is that you&#8217;re allowed to develop games at all. Every contract I&#8217;ve had includes a non-compete clause that says you can&#8217;t develop *anything* outside of work. I&#8217;m not saying this contract is fair, just very different than what I&#8217;ve experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rez Graham (@rezibot) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rezibot\/status\/1412899625971982336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They don&#8217;t claim ownership over your IP, but you give them a right to sell\/redistribute\/clone\/make derivative works anywhere and everywhere without paying you a cent for the rest of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Liu (@james7132) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/james7132\/status\/1412870549273907206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Truth be told, if you read your own job contract, there\u2019s something like this as well. Heck, I remember when I read my job\u2019s contract and it had something similar as well. That if you created anything, it would kinda belong to them. <\/p>\n<p>Anyways, after the backlash, Amazon.com Inc.\u00a0withdrew the guidelines that claimed ownership rights to video games made by employees after work hours. According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-08-12\/amazon-drops-company-policies-on-game-development-after-backlash\">Bloomberg<\/a>, \u201cThese policies were originally put in place over a decade ago when we had a lot less information and experience than we do today, and as a result, the policies were written quite broadly,\u201d Mike Frazzini, the Amazon Game Studios boss, wrote in the email to staff.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know what you guys think? 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