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  Sohrab, 7 Feb 2006 @ 7:10pm

  
  

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  Isnt there a rule though that you cannot go to competing agencies and you must wait a year before doing so...Not that google and amazon are similar but they both offer some similar stuff...kinda

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    Tim Toews, 7 Feb 2006 @ 7:17pm

    
    

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    In most industries, yes, that practice is fairly common. It is called a non-compete clause. You usually have to wait a certain predetermined amount of time that is specified in your contract from your original employer, before moving to a new position with a company that would be a competitor. It would be highly unlikely that Amazon WOULDN'T have had a non-compete clause in his contract. The dispute between microsoft and google about one of their executives being "stolen" a while back was a similar case.

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      Keith, 7 Feb 2006 @ 8:00pm

      
      

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      It all depends on what is in his contract. Being the founder and CEO it's entirely possible he has no such clause, or employment "contract" per se.
      
      If there is no such clause then there is nothing Amazon can do about him leaving, as long as he does not share proprietary information regarding A9 or Amazon, that is assuming he is under NDA or some other contractual agreement to not disclose such data.

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    Steve, 7 Feb 2006 @ 8:34pm

    
    

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    I've been told several times that non-compete agreements are unenforceable in California, the location of Google's headquarters.

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    Mike (profile), 7 Feb 2006 @ 9:13pm

    
    

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    Isnt there a rule though that you cannot go to competing agencies and you must wait a year before doing so...Not that google and amazon are similar but they both offer some similar stuff...kinda
    
    Non-competes are not valid in California...

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      StankyG, 7 Feb 2006 @ 9:30pm

      
      

      non-compete CLAUSES

      are VERY difficult to enforce, since one can't prohibit a (former) employee from earning a living.

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  Sohrab, 7 Feb 2006 @ 9:27pm

  
  

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  thanks for all the replys back :)
  
  thanks very interesting. So lets say, the case of I setup company X to compete with Microsoft in the OS business and I hire their chief designer. (i live in Cali myself but lets say my HQ was in Michigan)
  
  All I would then have to do is setup a dummy HQ in cali and walla, im passed that law?

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