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You can't license code you don't own to others, if in fact, you don't own it.

Yes you can, if owner(All owners with code contributions) gives you full ownership explicitly. Find contributors section on open-source projects like mysql, they only accepts pull accepts with dual licensing. also, you can use WTFPL. You get it, you own it.

The OP says they have:

> signed an assignments clause

Only the entity with a copyright to a work can license it.

If that assignment clause is valid for this work, then whoever they assigned it to (i.e. their employer) has the right to license it.

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