The author of Nginx had his offices raided by the cops because his employer was pursuing criminal copyright infringement claims over Nginx, which was written while he was an employee of that company.
Do you want to hazard law enforcement busting your door down and raiding your home or office, even if you think you might prevail in court?
> The author of Nginx had his offices raided by the cops because his employer was pursuing criminal copyright infringement claims over Nginx, which was written while he was an employee of that company.
...and that was also in Russia.
OK, so your employer might only go for your nuts with criminal action in a corrupt oligarchy. Like Russia. Or... the... USA.