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From: tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: UNIGRAM's article on the USL-BSDI suit
Message-ID: <1992Aug2.054424.6692@panix.com>
Date: 2 Aug 92 05:44:24 GMT
References: <leb.712651912@Hypatia> <peter.712682727@hilly> <Aug.1.14.20.05.1992.26479@dartagnan.rutgers.edu>
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC
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In article <Aug.1.14.20.05.1992.26479@dartagnan.rutgers.edu> hedrick@dartagnan.rutgers.edu (Charles Hedrick) writes:
>peter@micromuse.co.uk (Peter Galbavy) writes:
>
>>Sorry, have I missed something ? Are you saying that if the University you 
>>attended holds an academic source license, then only employers with 
>>*commercial* (about >$100000) licenses should be *allowed* to employ you ? 
>
>I believe speculation about being "contaminated" is without grounds.
>It is possible to write contracts that prevent employees who work on
>certain projects from working with any competitor, but (1) the Unix
>licenses have no such clause, and (2) many such contracts are
>unenforceable.  As far as restrictions on individuals, clearly the

And, _very_ importantly:

(3) Most states have strict limitations on the maximum length of such
"noncompete" agreements.  I wonder what California state law has to say on this
point?
-- 
Thor Lancelot Simon	 tls@panix.COM
  "Oh, you have wounded me!  I have very few prejudices, actually.  The
biggest problem is that I am intolerant of fools.  That is why I have
such a low tolerance level for Libertarians."  -- Jim McMaster