This guy has made two mistakes: 1. He used OS code without consulting first with legal departament of the company. 2. Transferred the source code outside the

This guy has made two mistakes: 1. He used OS code without consulting first with legal departament of the company. 2. Transferred the source code outside the corporate network without consulting first with legal departament. His boss may be not competent in this field, but the legal departament must be and, I beleive, they already have a policy for OS solutions. This developer made a measurable damage to the company, which should now take some efforts to clean up the OS code or face possibility of being required to release it's own code under OS license. I clearly see this as a good reason to sue him. The main problem with this situation is educational: "brilliant scientists" and "smart developers" (especially from ex-USSR countries) are not paying enough attention to the legal issues related to their jobs. They do not try to secure their rights and do not consider the possibility that they violate the other's rights by their technical actions. It would be great if CS courses in universities will include a short talk about what's good and what's bad in legal field. For now, the more attention will be paid to such cases, the better for everyone.