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Re:Tesla sues ex-Autopilot director for taking proprietary i... by leereeves on Friday January 27, 2017 @02:18AM (#13498286)
If someone takes R&D that the company paid massive amounts of money for, then the company can sue for theft of intellectual property, but people should be free to leave to start other ventures with any knowledge they have that isn't covered by IP laws. Even in groups, as they have right to freedom of association.

"Investing in the people who do [R&D]", then suing when they leave, is far too close to owning people.

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Re:Tesla sues ex-Autopilot director for taking proprietary i... by AstralStorm on Friday January 27, 2017 @03:36AM (#13498500)
Not when he left. You can sue an ex employee for breach of contract when he was working there. For quite a few years.
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Re:Tesla sues ex-Autopilot director for taking proprietary i... by leereeves on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:03AM (#13498591)
I was just discussing the general principle (in response to the preceding comment) and my opinion about what the law should be, not the merits of this specific case given current law.
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