Because the law is terrifying. If you're a programmer you've probably signed something that says all your coding, wherever and whenever, belongs to your employer. If you develop a script and post it online, have you just violated the act? Have you violated it when someone else grabs it and uses it to make money? This is scary stuff.
And what the heck is a trade secret and who gets to decide that?
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Someone got windows to work, seriously?
Because the law is terrifying. If you're a programmer you've probably signed something that says all your coding, wherever and whenever, belongs to your employer. If you develop a script and post it online, have you just violated the act? Have you violated it when someone else grabs it and uses it to make money? This is scary stuff. And what the heck is a trade secret and who gets to decide that?