Michael Motyka wrote:
Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> wrote :
[TRADE SECRETS] California Court Says Trade Secrets Theft Can Get Jail Time The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the theft of trade secrets worth more than $50,000 can trigger a state statute requiring a minimum county jail sentence as a condition of probation. The ruling arose in a matter involving an electrical engineer charged with the theft of confidential design specifications for computer chips. Read the article: law.com @ http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&>c=LawArticle&cid=1024078985514&t=LawArticleIP
I'm not sure I get the connection. It sounds like the guy stole documentation from his employer. No sympathy from me.
Agreed.
Tell me if I'm wrong but DeCSS was the result of a reverse engineering effort on materials publicly available.
Yes, but the suit filed in California by DVD CCA claimed this was theft of trade secrets and a violation of the license agreement. Methinks this is obviously nonsense, but the judge may disagree.