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Outsource firm sues in India / Alleged Code Theft Highlights Foreign Risk
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:39:29 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: August 27, 2004 4:42:01 PM EDT To: undisclosed-recipient: ;Subject: Outsource firm sues in India / Alleged Code Theft Highlights Foreign Risk
Outsource firm sues in India ALLEGED CODE THEFT HIGHLIGHTS FOREIGN RISK By Karl Schoenberger Mercury News Posted on Thu, Aug. 26, 2004 In a case that exposes the intellectual-property risks of outsourcing in India, a small San Carlos software company has sued Mumbai police for refusing to investigate the alleged theft of proprietary source code by an employee at its Indian subsidiary. Sandeep Jolly, the founder and chief executive of Jolly Technologies, said U.S. technology companies should beware of the risks of doing business in his native land at a time when many are taking advantage of the cost savings of offshoring and entrusting sensitive software development and testing work to Indian contractors. Protection of intellectual property is still a new concept for lawmakers, police and prosecutors, he said. ... http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9500402.htm ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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