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3K.Vengeance
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Hi y'all,

I have a question about NDA's. (Not really artwork related, but somewhat related.:))

Some time ago I signed an NDA during my internship. During that internship I worked on an Augmented Reality app. It was a promotional project involving an airplane company. I left immediately after finishing it.

During my internship we also talked about Augmented Reality apps for architectural projects. Does this mean, considering the NDA, I can't work on Augmented Reality architectural projects for any other company or myself? I have no clue how broad these NDA's can be.

Regards,

Dani
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  • mystichobo
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    mystichobo polycounter lvl 12
    It depends on what you signed, did you keep a copy?

    Normally a NDA is exactly that, a Non-Disclosure Agreement, so basically you should be able to work on similar projects, you just can't disclose any information about the previous project.
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  • 3K.Vengeance
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    3K.Vengeance
    I still have it, just not within reach at the moment. But talking about AR architect projects is pretty broad, right? I don't have anything to disclose, because nothing got developed. Just was wondering if it was safe to work in the same line of work.
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  • fmnoor
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    fmnoor polycounter lvl 17
    It should be fine, unless you signed a non-compete agreement. It'll usually be pretty clear in your contract if there's a non-compete clause. It'll typically say that you can't work in X industry for a company that is in the same field / competition in Y countries.

    But states like California don't recognize that at all and it can't be enforced.
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  • 3K.Vengeance
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    3K.Vengeance
    Ok, will look into that.

    Thank you both. :)
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  • Dylan Brady
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    Dylan Brady polycounter lvl 9
    sometimes though a NDA will have a Non-Compete section, so you might have signed something saying you wont work on similar projects for X ammount of time during/after the project.
    Give your NDA a look over.

    EDIT: Derp fmnoor said it.
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  • the_Adri
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    the_Adri
    Dylan Brady wrote: »
    sometimes though a NDA will have a Non-Compete section, so you might have signed something saying you wont work on similar projects for X ammount of time during/after the project.
    Give your NDA a look over.

    EDIT: Derp fmnoor said it.

    My teacher told me it can't be held up in court even though you signed it.
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