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I was surprised trade secrets theft was a criminal rather than civil matter but it seems that is the case in the US: http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/matte
by josephlord 13y ago
I was surprised trade secrets theft was a criminal rather than civil matter but it seems that is the case in the US:
http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/matters/matters-9711.html http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/matters/matters-9711.ht...
But I don't think it is in the UK:
http://richardpoynder.co.uk/Keep%20your%20secrets%20safe%20from%20thieves.htm http://richardpoynder.co.uk/Keep%20your%20secrets%20safe%20f...
- markovbling 13y agoComedian Joe Rogan has a great bit about Wesley Snipes' tax-evasion jail term and how if you owe a friend money there's nothing he can do but if you owe the government money they lock you up and put you in a cage.
- forgottenpass 13y agoSnipes was jailed for failure to file. The US generally does not believe in debtors prisons and even has legal routes like bankruptcy to discharge debt.
- knodi123 13y ago*except in cases where you borrowed that money to pay for your education