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Because a company still needs some level of protection against having their trade secrets spread to their direct competitors by way of a defecting employee.
by disillusioned 9y ago
Because a company still needs some level of protection against having their trade secrets spread to their direct competitors by way of a defecting employee.
- phkahler 9y agoSo you think a companies trade secrets are more important than a person's first amendment rights? I'm playing devil's advocate here BTW. I think trade secrets might be over rated.
- GrinningFool 9y ago"Congress shall make no law [...] abridging the freedom of speech [...]" This is not related to 1st amendment; this is no law being passed by congress or any government body. Nothing prevents a person from speaking after an NDA is signed - they won't get tossed in jail, because no law was broken. However, after doing so, they will be responsible for any civil penalties they agreed to when they signed the contract.
- phkahler 9y agoI only brought in the first amendment to highlight the importance of the right to free speech. Contracts are important but perhaps some things should not be allowed in them. Many contracts are unfair, but people enter into them anyway for various reasons.
- phkahler 9y agoPeople have been trying to charge rent on ideas for just about forever. We have patents and copyrights for that purpose. Not that I'm a fan of where that have gone (the length of copyright and even 20 years on patents).