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Cisco Accused of Orchestrating Engineer's Arrest
alphadogg writes "Cisco Systems orchestrated the arrest of Multiven founder Peter Alfred-Adekeye last year in order to force a settlement of Multiven's antitrust lawsuit against Cisco, a Multiven executive said on Wednesday. Multiven, an independent provider of service and support for networking gear, sued Cisco in 2008, alleging that the company monopolized the market for its software. Cisco countersued, charging that Alfred-Adekeye hacked into Cisco's computers and stole copyrighted software. In May 2010, Alfred-Adekeye was arrested in Vancouver, Canada, on 97 counts of intentionally accessing a protected computer system without authorization for the purposes of commercial advantage, according to his arrest warrant. He could be sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. The arrest came to light only this week after local Vancouver press reported it."
Remember the coal labor camps of the early 1900's where workers were brutally beaten and arrested if they didn't serve the company? Where even the most cooperative fellow would 'owe his soul to the company store'?
What's the difference nowadays with the way that major corporations treat their workers, and all in the name of serving the CEO's paycheck.
When the foot seeks the place of the head, the line is crossed. Know your place. Keep your place. Be a shoe.