Yeah, that happens. That's what patents are for. Or NDA agreements. I know hackers do not like dealing with legal stuff but it is necessary and helpful sometime

Yeah, that happens. That's what patents are for. Or NDA agreements. I know hackers do not like dealing with legal stuff but it is necessary and helpful sometimes. It is much better to set up legal rights through a patent or an agreement than to rely on strangers to follow some vague business ethics code. Many successful businessmen became successful because they broke such codes.