If I share work (created in my own time) with my employer, do they own it?
<p>Last weekend I started to put together a visual guide about a software development process.</p>

<p>It's something I have developed over 10 years based on my experience, and I believe it would do very well if published into a book. Something I have always wanted to do.</p>

<p>I have created it in my own time, and my current employer would benefit hugely from this guide, even though it's still a basic draft.</p>

<p>If I share it with my employer I am concerned they will wrongly assume they own it and present it as their own. If I then publish into a book they might think they can sue me, and I would have nothing to prove the work belongs to myself.</p>

<p>Is there a way to share this with my employer, and still be able to publish it myself without issues?</p>

<p>(In the UK)</p>

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  <p>Is there a way to share this with my employer, and still be able to publish it myself without issues?</p>
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<p>Publish it on your website/blog <em>first</em>. Then give your employer the link.</p>

<p>If your employment responsibilities do not include creating stuff like that, or it was (substantially) created before your employment started, it is yours.</p>

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