An old-fashioned kinda guy, I still try and carve out a little quiet time at year s end to take stock of things. Several clients have contacted us recently about situations in which employers or complete strangers have used photographs of them in promotional materials without asking first. In a word, No. Another convert- British Prime Minister Tony Blair sent his first email in November. According to The Industry Standard s Intelligencer Europe, an online newsletter, the Cool Britannia premier enthused, I should have done this ages ago, but just put it off.
Restrictions are usually either for a period of time, or within a geographic area, or both.
A New York federal judge has refused to enforce an employment contract against a website content manager. His former employer sought to enforce a clause barring him from quitting and going to work for a competitor until a year had passed. 10035, US District Court, Southern District of New York. Clearly the balance of hardships tips decidedly in favor of the defendant. Finding the employee didn t have access to that much confidential information and that his new employer wouldn t be a direct competitor, Judge Pauley refused to enter an injunction against the departing web manager.