This gave the user of the computer a program to help them run their system, but the CP/M was not guaranteed for files to be compatible to be shared with other computers. ... In 1980, IBM started a secret project called "acorn" and thirteen months later IBM released the IBM PC and this let people know the PC was something that was going to be big. When the IBM PC hit the market, it was released as a whole system and IBM had secretly given PC prototypes to software developers so when it was released, there was many programs and accessories available for the new machine. ...

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The cons against this means of solving the problem is that the employer is violating what his/her employees choose to make public, and since they do not know they are being watched, the choice to share that knowledge of what they are doing on their computer, is being compromised. ... The company is able to invade the privacy of its employees to the extent of monitoring their computers, but they are not in this case also invading their privacy by doing so in secret. The cons in this procedure are that the employees autonomy is being compromised in having what they decide to share with others ma...

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Provincial law creates trade secret laws, and most jurisdictions have laws that criminalize the violators of a trade-secret holder's rights. The definition of a trade secret varies somewhat from province to province, but commonly have the same elements. For example, the information must be secret, not of public knowledge or of general knowledge in the trade or business. A court will allow a trade secret to be used by someone who discovered or developed the trade secret independently if the holder takes adequate precautions to protect the secret. ... CONTU rejected trade secret and pat...

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Trade secret protection is very limited. A trade secret holder is only protected from unauthorized disclosure and use of the trade secret by others and from another person obtaining the trade secret by some improper means. There are several factors used to determine if subject matter qualifies as a trade secret. ... However, if adequate security precautions are taken to ensure that access to the subject matter being distributed is treated as secret, the subject matter may still be considered a trade secret (NII). ... A Technology firm was fined $1 million dollar penalty for sharing MP3 mus...

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In 1943, the British completed a secret computer called Colossus to decode German messages. The Colossus's impact on the development of the computer industry was rather limited for two important reasons: first, it was not a general-purpose computer because it was only designed to decode secret messages. Second, its existence was kept secret until decades after the war. ...

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Hackers all share the same view on this matter, and Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalogue, probably said it best when he said, "Information just wants to be free (Platt 11)." ... The hacker ethic is simple: information should be freely shared and systems should be freely accessible, so long as no damage is done (Platt 41). ... Jackson operated a legitimate business through a bulletin board system, or BBS, yet when it was seized by the Secret Service, Jackson successfully sued for damages due to the violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (30). ... Some highligh...

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A subculture is a group a group of people who share a different set of beliefs that differ significantly from the larger society (Kendall; 604). ... It is ironic that those who in secret break into computers across the world for enjoyment have been labeled as deviance. ...

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