All countries which participate in WIPO recognize this protection.
Just because a trade secret got disclosed once does not, legally, mean it's no longer a trade secret, as long as the trade secret holder makes a vigorous attempt to get the disclosure halted. The law, recognizing that things get stolen sometimes, gives the owner a chance to get the secret back, if possible. If the owner doesn't try to get the secret back, then the trade secret status is lost.
The US recognizes three categories of intellectual property:
- patents, which used to cover processes for making goods, but are now somewhat broader. A patent holder is granted a patent giving them a limited-time monopoly on a process or an improvement to an existing process, in exchange for relinquishing all rights to the invention at the close of the monopoly period
- copyrights, used to protect the expression of an idea, which persist for the life of the author, or a period thereafter, but may be transferred or assigned to another party. Once the copyright lapses, the property is considered to be in the public domain, but the copyright can be recovered in certain circumstances
- trade secrets, used to protect material the inventor or author does not wish published. The law recognizes that a trade secret has value, so its theft is a criminal offense, and gives the trade secret owner recourse for trying to reclaim the secret
The law requires that the owner of the intellectual property must vigorously prosecute all known infringements of their property, or risk losing the legal protections afforded them. As long as the property owner prosecutes infringements, the law recognizes their continued ownership of the property in question.
The simple answer to "Why does Apple do this?" is that the law requires them to -- if they didn't, they risk losing the secrets, and, since it's not unusual for intellectual properties to be linked (one secret may make reference to another), if one secret is lost, it can cause loss of others as well.
Yup. You can have the new company transfer the domain from NSI, although you'll have to pay the transfer fee, which is the same as a new registration, and NSI doesn't have to give you any of your money back. If you just registered your name, it's not worth it, but if you're close to renewal, it's worth it. (Your domain has to be in good standing to be transferred, so don't try it if you already owe NSI for renewal.)
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All countries which participate in WIPO recognize this protection.
Just because a trade secret got disclosed once does not, legally, mean it's no longer a trade secret, as long as the trade secret holder makes a vigorous attempt to get the disclosure halted. The law, recognizing that things get stolen sometimes, gives the owner a chance to get the secret back, if possible. If the owner doesn't try to get the secret back, then the trade secret status is lost.
The US recognizes three categories of intellectual property:
- patents, which used to cover processes for making goods, but are now somewhat broader. A patent holder is granted a patent giving them a limited-time monopoly on a process or an improvement to an existing process, in exchange for relinquishing all rights to the invention at the close of the monopoly period
- copyrights, used to protect the expression of an idea, which persist for the life of the author, or a period thereafter, but may be transferred or assigned to another party. Once the copyright lapses, the property is considered to be in the public domain, but the copyright can be recovered in certain circumstances
- trade secrets, used to protect material the inventor or author does not wish published. The law recognizes that a trade secret has value, so its theft is a criminal offense, and gives the trade secret owner recourse for trying to reclaim the secret
The law requires that the owner of the intellectual property must vigorously prosecute all known infringements of their property, or risk losing the legal protections afforded them. As long as the property owner prosecutes infringements, the law recognizes their continued ownership of the property in question.
The simple answer to "Why does Apple do this?" is that the law requires them to -- if they didn't, they risk losing the secrets, and, since it's not unusual for intellectual properties to be linked (one secret may make reference to another), if one secret is lost, it can cause loss of others as well.
Also, isn't a one-time pad a very different thing from a one-time password?
Yup. You can have the new company transfer the domain from NSI, although you'll have to pay the transfer fee, which is the same as a new registration, and NSI doesn't have to give you any of your money back. If you just registered your name, it's not worth it, but if you're close to renewal, it's worth it. (Your domain has to be in good standing to be transferred, so don't try it if you already owe NSI for renewal.)