Legal issue - blog posts for employer

Hi All,

I intend to write blog posts to drive traffic to my current employer’s website. I will spend a lot of time researching this and fully understanding the topics. We have no agreement in writing about this and they are paying me on a hourly basis

If I leave or I am sacked, am I right in saying that he has full rights to the content and legally I don’t have a leg to stand on for instance if I asked him to delete my posts or allow me to post them on another website? Is there any way to protect myself in this situation?

Thanks

LP

Really, if he pays you for doing a job, the work is his. I really don´t understand how you are thinking here, if I build you a website and you pay me as an employer should I be able to take that website with me when I leave your company .. Weird thoughts really.

If you have no written agreement with your employer, the content you create is likely owned by them, as it’s considered "work for hire." If you leave or are dismissed, they retain the rights to the content, and you wouldn’t have the legal right to delete or republish it elsewhere. To protect yourself, consider negotiating a formal agreement that outlines ownership rights, usage, and any future repurposing of the content before you start creating.

Lucky Phil said:

Hi All,

I intend to write blog posts to drive traffic to my current employer’s website. I will spend a lot of time researching this and fully understanding the topics. We have no agreement in writing about this and they are paying me on a hourly basis

If I leave or I am sacked, am I right in saying that he has full rights to the content and legally I don’t have a leg to stand on for instance if I asked him to delete my posts or allow me to post them on another website? Is there any way to protect myself in this situation?

Thanks

LP

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If he pays you for the hours. He owns the content.

To protect yourself diversify and get more clients, and build new skills.

Apparently you dont have no agreement in writing so as far as I am concerned you can do whatever you want with your posts because without a written agreement nothing is legally binding

rankmasterx said:

Apparently you dont have no agreement in writing so as far as I am concerned you can do whatever you want with your posts because without a written agreement nothing is legally binding

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That's not how it works.

Legally binding contracts happen every day, but because they are so many ( usually about simple things ) , they are typically done verbally, we use contracts if we want to have more protection and etc.

Lucky Phil said:

Hi All,

I intend to write blog posts to drive traffic to my current employer’s website. I will spend a lot of time researching this and fully understanding the topics. We have no agreement in writing about this and they are paying me on a hourly basis

If I leave or I am sacked, am I right in saying that he has full rights to the content and legally I don’t have a leg to stand on for instance if I asked him to delete my posts or allow me to post them on another website? Is there any way to protect myself in this situation?

Thanks

LP

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If I understood this correctly.

You are getting paid per hour, you do research and writing and you are getting paid for this hourly. This is your job and even if there is no written contract in place, there is a verbal one, which hold as just as much weight as a written one. And in cases like this, it's assumed that you are exchanging your time and writing/research for the employers money. He gets content and you get money.

All in all, imho. Content is owned by the employer.

Note: this is not a legal advise, since I don't know all the facts of the case.

You should talk to him and discuss your conditions, maybe he is crazy enough to accept your terms xD
If not, there is no agreement and you shouldn't use the same content again in another website, since he paid for your time and in this time you generated this content for his website

Lucky Phil said:

Hi All,

I intend to write blog posts to drive traffic to my current employer’s website. I will spend a lot of time researching this and fully understanding the topics. We have no agreement in writing about this and they are paying me on a hourly basis

If I leave or I am sacked, am I right in saying that he has full rights to the content and legally I don’t have a leg to stand on for instance if I asked him to delete my posts or allow me to post them on another website? Is there any way to protect myself in this situation?

Thanks

LP

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Why would you stake claim to a work you got paid for?

As long as you're paid for the work done, even as a contracted employee, you cannot stake claim over it after you leave or are removed. It's that simple.

Lucky Phil said:

Hi All,

I intend to write blog posts to drive traffic to my current employer’s website. I will spend a lot of time researching this and fully understanding the topics. We have no agreement in writing about this and they are paying me on a hourly basis

If I leave or I am sacked, am I right in saying that he has full rights to the content and legally I don’t have a leg to stand on for instance if I asked him to delete my posts or allow me to post them on another website? Is there any way to protect myself in this situation?

Thanks

LP

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In most cases, if you're working as an employee and creating content during work hours, the employer typically owns the rights to that content. This is often referred to as "work for hire." Since there’s no written agreement, you might not have a claim to the content if you leave.

To protect yourself, you could discuss ownership rights with your employer and try to negotiate an agreement or add clauses to future contracts. Having a written agreement about content ownership before creating anything would be a good idea.

Lucky Phil said:

Hi All,

I intend to write blog posts to drive traffic to my current employer’s website. I will spend a lot of time researching this and fully understanding the topics. We have no agreement in writing about this and they are paying me on a hourly basis

If I leave or I am sacked, am I right in saying that he has full rights to the content and legally I don’t have a leg to stand on for instance if I asked him to delete my posts or allow me to post them on another website? Is there any way to protect myself in this situation?

Thanks

LP

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If you have legal contract to state your roghts, then yes Otherwise, no