Does my old company have any legal standing when requesting me to take down a video I posted of a job that I worked on?

Lexi, Chatbot

I understand your concern. Can you tell me if there was any confidentiality agreement or intellectual property clause in your contract with the company?

Lexi, Chatbot

Were there any specific details or sensitive information about the company or the project disclosed in the video you posted?

Lexi, Chatbot

Is there anything else the employment lawyer should know before I connect you? Rest assured they’ll be able to help with your video removal request.

TJ, Esq.

Hello! My name is TJ, and I’m an attorney. Thanks so much for the opportunity to assist you!

I reviewed what you wrote and I’m about to post my initial answer. While I finalize that, can you please let me know if you’re available for an online chat right now?

TJ, Esq.

From a legal standpoint, if your video doesn’t reveal any confidential information, trade secrets, or violate any intellectual property rights that your old company owns, they generally don’t have strong grounds to force you to take it down.

However, if your employment contract included specific clauses about confidentiality or non-disclosure that cover the content in your video, that could change things. Without such restrictions or sensitive details being shared, your company’s ability to demand removal is limited.

Still, they might try to push for it if they feel the video harms their business reputation or violates other policies — but their legal backing would be weak if the video is factual and doesn’t disclose private information.

TJ, Esq.

Question for you:

Did you sign any kind of confidentiality or IP agreement when you worked there? Also, what state are you located in for this situation?

TJ, Esq.

Legally, a company can’t sign an NDA on your behalf without your knowledge or consent — that part is questionable. Usually, for an NDA or any contract to bind you, you must personally agree (by signing or through an employment agreement that incorporates those terms).

If you never personally signed anything or agreed to those terms, it’s hard for them to claim you’re bound by the NDA they signed with a customer.

However, if you were working as an employee or subcontractor on that project, there could be implied duties about handling confidential or proprietary information — depending on your role and any agreements when you started.

From the company’s perspective, they’re pointing to the client’s NDA and trying to extend those confidentiality obligations to everyone involved with the project, even if not directly signed. That’s common in practice but a legal gray area if you weren’t informed or didn’t consent.

The key issue is whether the video actually revealed any confidential or proprietary information about the client or project.

If it’s general footage that doesn’t disclose anything sensitive, their claim is weak.

But if it shows protected or proprietary details, they could argue you shared restricted material, even without personally signing an NDA.

The client’s lack of approval for public use of images is also important — even without an NDA, contracts often protect client property and confidentiality, and sharing images of their facility could risk legal exposure.

Because the job was in Ohio but you live in Georgia, enforcement might differ, but in general, unauthorized sharing of client-related materials can lead to claims for misuse of confidential information.

Even if you didn’t personally sign anything, your role, the client’s rights, and your employer’s contracts could all add up to pressure to comply.