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The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

  • Steak@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 months ago

    He really got screwed. They didn’t want him even working on blue LEDs and then when he was right and actually made one they gave him nothing and made hundreds of millions of dollars. Then sued him when he left to work for another company for “leaking company secrets” which was really all his work. He counter sued and the courts awarded him like 189 million, then the company counter sued back and he got 8 million which just covered his legal fees.

    • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Um… if someone pays you to do a thing, then they own it. Imagine if you paid me a hundred thousand dollars to build a house and then it’s my house to live in. Doesn’t make any sense at all.

      I’m not defending the company, but the law is pretty clear on this. If you want to own your own work, then start your own company.

      • Evkob@lemmy.caEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I think their comment is more a critique of wage labour than a misunderstanding of it.