[MikeUt]

> So does this confirm that what you're claiming is not applicable in the US?

In the US, yes. But there is no reason similar laws couldn't be enacted in the US.

> Non-competes are a different animal from transferring ownership over IP.

They're an example of a right that you cannot waive or sell. So an example of the law annulling a private contract, meaning that there is precedent for this proposed change - the law could be written so that simply selling this proposed new right is impossible, just as you cannot sell your right to work at a competing business.

[sombremesa]

I'm more interested in rights specifically relating to IP (with emphasis on the 'P' as in property), rather than rights in general - I agree that there are many cases in which the latter are inalienable or considered immutable in the eyes of the law. So the 'moral rights' idea is a good counterpoint, but non-compete is not.