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Since you can't lobotomize someone when they quit, it's impossible to prevent someone from using proprietary knowledge and insights at their new job, even with
by esoterica 9y ago
Since you can't lobotomize someone when they quit, it's impossible to prevent someone from using proprietary knowledge and insights at their new job, even with a nondisclosure agreement in place. IP transfer doesn't always happen in a way that's overt and easily prosecutable, like stealing confidential blueprints or explicitly telling your new employer trade secrets.
- ScottBurson 9y agoWell, I think that in most cases, a fair amount of that knowledge qualifies as general knowledge about the problem space, notwithstanding that employers would like to paint it all as proprietary. Still, there is a little truth in what you say. But we in California think that that is a price very much worth paying in exchange for the more vibrant economy afforded by outlawing noncompetes.