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November 10, 2004
When Did This Happen?
Picked up on an article in The Register, wherein a man in Connecticut was caught trying to sell the source code of Windows to an FBI agent. The reason this caught my attention is not that someone has access to the Windows source code, but rather the charge he was brought up on: "unlawfully distributing a trade secret".
Huh? I'm not a lawyer, nor do I follow the law that closely, but when did we enact a law that protected corporate trade secrets? I mean, isn't that the point of a trade secret, you're not supposed to tell anyone so that you may profit from what you know? This sounds like a completely bogus and made up charge, but seems to carry a stiff sentence with it.
Posted by Dan at November 10, 2004 11:44 PM