(though it is certainly more current than mine). In the /. queue were several who described doing just that: xing out (and in those cases) with both self and boss initialling: copies kept = 'originals' with live signatures I presume.

Now if you are saying that such formal alterations are Not acceptable in court: I'd doubt that. I have no idea how many companies accept such changes; the posts suggest the gamut from absolute anal inflexibility: sign or go; on through reasonable. And too, merely being Right: doesn't mean you can continue to work in some place after you are certified Right. As with whistleblowers and certain Southern based computer makers, when they want to avoid paying unemployment: ethics is optional in bizness today, I hear (from many).

Finally as you say - a pseudonym may be a type of out for those with terminally silly bizness ownership of one's entire Being. Indenture is what it is: as I suggested above, how many times can you be forced to sign-away all Previous work to date? (And this is deemed an actionable clause ??)

I'll bet *every company* is flexible if.. they want You badly enough. And I loved the riposte to someone being told (at some convention or such), "you're on duty 24/7 there". "OK - pay me 24/7". Suggestion dropped. As one who has ever questioned authority and Authority - I can see that in the brave new Ashcroftian world - my prospects for continuing to evade incarceration.. might be dim.

Sorry about your indentured servitude,


Ashton