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By that definition it is not stealing to take something that is unguarded, isn't locked or surrounded by a fence from a neighbors lawn, or a department store.
by beberlei 8y ago
By that definition it is not stealing to take something that is unguarded, isn't locked or surrounded by a fence from a neighbors lawn, or a department store.
- ashelmire 8y agoNo, it's not. It's more like if Coca-cola accidentally published their recipe in the newspaper instead of an ad - that's their blunder and not corporate espionage.
- randyrand 8y agoThat's one of the best analogies I've heard. Thanks for that.
- sigi45 8y agoNo its not. First of, there is also in legal a huge difference between publishing your secret in an ad and putting some .git folder in /. Second it would probably still be illegal to reproduce coca-cola original receipe. There is probably some (c) or similiar thing protecting it.
- CobrastanJorji 8y agoSure, if they took away the source code. But they only looked at the source code. It's not illegal to look at something in a department store.