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Former Employer Says I Can't Use Work I Created In My Portfolio.

Location: Florida

Hi! This is my first time posting here, so sorry if I'm doing this wrong.

I have a question about portfolio use after leaving a job.

I worked in a creative marketing role and created content that was publicly posted by my former employer. During my employment, I occasionally shared or referenced publicly released work that I had created, and there were never any issues raised about it.

After I left the company, I included a few examples of that publicly available work in my professional portfolio to show potential employers my experience. I did not share any unpublished content, internal documents, analytics, customer information, trade secrets, or anything that wasn't already public.

I later received a cease-and-desist requesting that I remove the content. I reviewed the confidentiality agreement I signed, and it appears to focus on confidential and non-public information. It also appears to state that publicly available information is excluded from those confidentiality obligations.

In general, can a former employee be prevented from displaying publicly released work they created as a portfolio sample? Does the fact that the work was created during employment automatically mean it cannot be shown in a portfolio, even if it is already publicly available?

I'd appreciate any thoughts on this. Thanks!

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