Harmony horrors

“The whole problem with CLA’s and the like is and remains that
you give but don’t get even the least of protection or right. All
risk remains with you – if you overlooked any patents on the code
you just signed away to the company, they can sue you, or let
others do so. And you can infringe on patents of the code you
yourself just wrote. And in case you’re defending yourself in
court, they can sell your patents you need to defend yourself to
the company attacking you (or they already might have, years
ago).

So they get to monetize your contribution any way they see fit,
including selling it to the highest bidder, patenting it and suing
anyone who writes something similar. You get – well, what do you
mean, you want something?

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