body: I recently joined a large IT company, before joining I had concerns with my contract, it states that they own all rights over what I create (from ideas, software, you name it). 
  
  
  I love making my own games, and I have a game I've worked on for over 2 years (long before I joined their company), so I did not like this part of the contract and said I could not sign unless they confirm that they won't try to take my game from me.
  
  
  I sent an email to the recruiter (who works for that company) and asked her to confirm that point X.x of the contract is only concerning products competing with the company. 
  I got the response:
  
  
  
  > 
  > As previously highlighted you do not need to be stressed at all in
  >  regards to below situation with your company. As I have explained to
  >  you what we protect us against in the contract is competing business,
  >  if that was the case with yours. So I hereby can confirm below is the
  >  case – and that it would only be an issue if you develop a competing
  >  product or use our inside know how to create your business products.
  >  Hope that makes sense. So ALL is good.
  > 
  > 
  > 
  
  
  I felt like this was enough, but now I'm about to release my game and I really don't like the wording in the contract. Will this email I have protect me from them trying to steal my game?
  
  
  I am located in Scandinavia.
  
  
  
title: Signed a contract with employer stating they own all my IP; they sent an email saying its only for competing products. Should I be worried?