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Re:When Your Former Boss Sues You for Starting a Startup by x3n0ph3n3 on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @11:22PM (#10263165)
Ideas aren't property and can't be stolen or owned. Only implementations of ideas via copyright and patents are (and maybe should) be protected.
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Re:When Your Former Boss Sues You for Starting a Startup by nitrogen on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @11:33PM (#10263191)
There is also the concept of a trade secret.
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