*[https://github.com/github/balanced-employee-ip-agreement Balanced Employee IP Agreement] ([https://github.com/github/balanced-employee-ip-agreement/blob/main/Balanced_Employee_IP_Agreement.md BEIPA]) is the legal agreement '''GitHub''' (now owned by Microsoft) uses for its employees.
*[https://github.com/twitter/innovators-patent-agreement Innovators Patent Agreement] (IPA) from '''Twitter''', a commitment from a company to its employees that the company will not use patents in offensive litigation without the permission of the inventors. Other pertinent policy choices include participation in anti-troll and non-aggression networks such as [https://lotnet.com/ LOT] and [https://openinventionnetwork.com/ OIN], as well as contributing to open source projects.
* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://processmechanics.com/static/2015-07/ModelCo_IP_Policy.docx Model IP Policy] [https://www.processmechanics.com/2015/07/23/a-model-ip-and-open-source-contribution-policy/ created at Rackspace].
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==Distribution explained==
