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That's exactly right. In many cases, it's not a problem. In your hypothetical case, it's a civil matter. Either way, it's not theft. (And CC is imho a bit m
by Kim_Bruning 3y ago
That's exactly right.
In many cases, it's not a problem.
In your hypothetical case, it's a civil matter.
Either way, it's not theft.
(And CC is imho a bit more than merely another (set of) licensing agreement(s). It sets up an alternate ecosystem where copying is beneficial. It has been set up by people who disagree with the erosion of the copyright system that happened in the 20th century.)
- bumby 3y agoIt’s likely a criminal problem in that scenario, because stealing trade secrets is generally done for profit.
- Kim_Bruning 3y agoOh wait, you said trade secret. Previously I was discussing copyrights, since that is what the video is about. My statements above do hold for copyrighted information. Unlike copyrights, trade secrets are a not something I come across very often, so I'll politely bow out and defer to your expertise on that particular topic.
- bumby 3y agoI don’t claim any expertise outside of once upon a time taking an engineering law course. But my discussion has mainly been about the larger umbrella of intellectual property. In this case, the US generally considers infringement of intellectual property with the intent to enrich oneself to be a criminal matter. It can be copyright, patents, trade secrets etc. I mentioned trade secrets because the example was stealing self driving car tech, which has had relatively recent examples of that very thing.