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How P2P Can Taint a Career

Posted by timothy on from the how-far-sighted-of-them dept.

duncan writes "After appearing on the BBC news review program Newsnight to discuss the recent Grokster case, Alex Hanff returned to work the next day and was promptly sacked because 'his presence within the company could count against it when bidding for big government contracts.' Read more at The Guardian"

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  1. Re:Umm, no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If he's employed in a "right to work" state, then the employer can fire him for any reason or no reason. On the flip side the employee can leave the company anytime for any reason or no reason.

  2. Re:I have an Idea... by Stauf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Perhaps they meant 'idiot-ology'...a common ailment of slashdot users...

    Wouldn't that be the study of morons? And an ailment... hmmm... would that mean that if you passed an idiot in the street you would be compelled to stop and study him/her?

    And common on slashdot? Well I guess thats why we have so many frequent posters, they came for the news and stayed for the idiology.