Ubisoft Gets Restraining Order In EA Non-Compete Battle

Posted by simoniker on Monday October 13, 2003 @06:48PM from the splintered-ego dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for their report that Ubisoft has won the current round in a battle against EA and its alleged 'poaching' of Ubisoft Canada's employees. According to the article, "The Quebec Court of Appeals upheld Ubisoft's temporary restraining order that sought to prevent four former Ubisoft employees hired by Electronic Arts Montreal from working while a larger case is litigated." The piece goes on to explain: "That larger case accuses the four former Splinter Cell developers with violating non-compete clauses allegedly signed when they first took up employment at Ubisoft."

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Why IS technology so special? by webzombie · 2003-10-14 01:42 · Score: 3, Insightful

"Why is technology so special..."

One post asks this question and it is a question that the broader technology and software industry should face sooner then later.

- Why do software developers get a free pass on reliability?
- Why can software makers force consumers into unbreakable contracts with a mere click of a mouse button?
- Why should software have to be licensed and not purchased outright?
- Is software a product or service or both?
- Why are printer cartridges now covered by the DMCA?

These and many more questions will have to be addressed by legislators in the very near future or they will be clarified in the courts.