Maybe he once had a hope more ideas would see the light of day? Maybe that hope was crushed and he realized he made a mistake. The contract theory of morality

Maybe he once had a hope more ideas would see the light of day? Maybe that hope was crushed and he realized he made a mistake. The contract theory of morality does not admit well to asymmetry of information. Most organizations preach about the impact one will have, not exclusively about compensation. Certainly Apple would have, certainly Bret would have been looking for impact. Bret was at the informational disadvantage there. In general, it seems, at least, that if employers decide not to do something with creative works, that they at least have some other life raft they can escape upon.