copyright contract-law non-disclosure
&quot;Or otherwise&quot; in Copyright Agreement
<p>I have an agreement presented by an employer that has the following bullet point:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Employees are prohibited from using, exploiting, disseminating, or
reproducing any intellectual work, in any form or of any nature that
belongs to [removed], whether or not it is covered by copyright, for
personal profit or otherwise.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>What use is prohibited exactly? Does the &quot;personal profit or otherwise&quot; mean &quot;personal or non-personal profit&quot;, &quot;personal profit or personal non-profit&quot;, or &quot;any reason&quot;?</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Does the &quot;personal profit or otherwise&quot; mean &quot;personal or non-personal
profit&quot;, &quot;personal profit or personal non-profit&quot;, or &quot;any reason&quot;?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This means personal profit, or any other use not authorized by the employer.</p>
