OT: trade secrets

Sorry for posting this OT message, but believe me that I've found no
dedicated newsgroup, or info on the Internet regarding this problem. Maybe
someone will know where should I look.

[To Frank and the gentleman who sold two IT companies (sorry for not
remembering his name), and as well for anyone who administers a software
development company.]

In my country, if I want to go commercial with a software application, I
must register (store, that is) its source code at a dedicated government
agency. The explanation is that we must do this because this way they can
easily identify stolen code in case of legal quarrels with other companies
that seem to use our own code (stolen by some employee and sold to them).
For my part, I would store the source code in a vault somewhere, under my
direct control, not hand it to some agency run by people I do not know. This
means that I must place my company's trade secrets (methodology, code, you
get the idea) in some strangers' hands in exchange for a "Registered" crappy
piece of paper. Do you face this obligation, as I understand that you both
are in software development industry ? Is there any other place on Earth
where you are required to register your source code ? I want to know for
sure if this situation is present elsewhere, to find out where I stand,
along with my competition, of course. Thank you anyway, sorry for posting
this here.
(What country is it ? You may do a net search for ORDA or RNPC)

To understand better what's all about:
http://aranea.zuavra.net/index.php/53/

"Communikator" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
> To understand better what's all about:
> http://aranea.zuavra.net/index.php/53/

So, what's the problem?

OldBoy

Communikator

You probably couldn't have picked a newsgroup that is more off topic for
this post?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Communikator" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Sorry for posting this OT message, but believe me that I've found no
> dedicated newsgroup, or info on the Internet regarding this problem. Maybe
> someone will know where should I look.
>
> [To Frank and the gentleman who sold two IT companies (sorry for not
> remembering his name), and as well for anyone who administers a software
> development company.]
>
> In my country, if I want to go commercial with a software application, I
> must register (store, that is) its source code at a dedicated government
> agency. The explanation is that we must do this because this way they can
> easily identify stolen code in case of legal quarrels with other companies
> that seem to use our own code (stolen by some employee and sold to them).
> For my part, I would store the source code in a vault somewhere, under my
> direct control, not hand it to some agency run by people I do not know.
> This means that I must place my company's trade secrets (methodology,
> code, you get the idea) in some strangers' hands in exchange for a
> "Registered" crappy piece of paper. Do you face this obligation, as I
> understand that you both are in software development industry ? Is there
> any other place on Earth where you are required to register your source
> code ? I want to know for sure if this situation is present elsewhere, to
> find out where I stand, along with my competition, of course. Thank you
> anyway, sorry for posting this here.
> (What country is it ? You may do a net search for ORDA or RNPC)

Ronnie Vernon MVP wrote:
> Communikator
>
> You probably couldn't have picked a newsgroup that is more off topic for
> this post?
>


I dunno, if you have to hand in the source code before you can sell it
that kinda rules out using Vista in Romania doesn't it?

Can see some MS lawyers getting upset about that

Instead of replying with this you could as well fill the same space with a
"yes, the same here in [country]" or "what a nonsense, this happens nowhere
else".