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Is it not possible -- even probably -- that Google had a legitimate legal claim on the work?

Aside from the argument re whether it is morally right, it's not uncommon for software companies to assert ownership over the intellectual output of their employees, whether the creative process takes place on or off the clock.

Joel explains it better than I can:

* https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2016/12/09/developers-side-pr...

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Was Jarek Duda employed by Google when he invented this? Or ever? Google is claiming they deserve a patent because applying the technique to video constitutes an inventive step (the EU patent office disagreed), and that the original idea is too abstract to patent. They are not claiming they own the idea because they employed Duda - at least, I couldn't find such a claim.

Thanks for the correction.

I should hold off on commenting until I'm well caffeinated.

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