AMD could be victims of Nvidia employee trade secret theft.

[SiliconWars]

http://www.zdnet.com/amd-alleges-fo...ntial-files-before-joining-nvidia-7000009849/

 

[Homeles]

AMD and Apple both start with the letter A. Both are litigious companies.

Coincidence? I think not.

 

[Rikard]

AMD and Apple both start with the letter A. Both are litigious companies.

Coincidence? I think not.

Anandtech?

 

[AnandThenMan]

"Perforce," the name of an AMD internal database containing the AMD's technology and development of the company's process and product, were also added to external drives. This database contains more than 200 files, which have 'confidential' markings on them.

I see what is going on here. In their haste, the former AMD employees thought it said "GeForce" and assumed AMD had confidential Nvidia documents, they were simply doing their duty to uphold the law. :sneaky:

Seriously though, industrial espionage is a big problem for companies, will be interesting to see how this turns out.

 

[Homeles]

Anandtech?

Oh no, not them too! It's only inevitable!

 

[AnandThenMan]

AMD and Apple both start with the letter A. Both are litigious companies.

Coincidence? I think not.

Oh no, not them too! It's only inevitable!

Think you could turn down the troll dial about 7 notches?

 

[Homeles]

Think you could turn down the troll dial about 7 notches?

Could you turn up your humor detection about 10 notches?

 

[Torn Mind]

Let's wait and see where the chips fall.

 

[Keysplayr]

AMD and Apple both start with the letter A. Both are litigious companies.

Coincidence? I think not.

Tell that to RAMBUS. hehe.

 

[Homeles]

Tell that to RAMBUS. hehe.

There's an A in their name!

 

[Keysplayr]

There's an A in their name!

Awww dang it. ::: kicks rock into puddle :::

 

[MentalIlness]

Awww dang it. ::: kicks rock into puddle :::

:thumbsup:

 

[KingFatty]

I was curious why they would be suing over trade secret issues, seeing how they should be patenting their tech, but it looks like the information is about marketing/contracting strategies, like business stuff and not technology stuff?

This seems like a silly thing, almost like suing over non-compete agreements. The managers that left would have the knowledge in their minds, so if Nvidia hired the AMD employees well free market competition is good?

 

[piesquared]

Naw it's theft of confidential documents, nothing good about it.

 

[Homeles]

Naw it's theft of confidential documents, nothing good about it.

Just because something's confidential doesn't mean it's immoral to leak it. Some things are immorally confidential in the first place.

 

[piesquared]

Just because something's confidential doesn't mean it's immoral to leak it. Some things are immorally confidential in the first place.

It makes it illegal.

 

[Homeles]

Not all laws are just.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

Not all laws are just.

This is not one of the unjust ones...

These guys need to be fired by Nvidia immediately or they are basically admitting that they paid them to steal the files.

 

[Homeles]

This is not one of the unjust ones...

Never said it was.

 

[Rikard]

More than 100k confidential documents stolen... makes you wander how many AMD had to begin with...

At my work we have been warned of tactics competitors try to force you to spy for them. A relatively common method is to offer prostitutes free of charge, then black mail the target by threatening exposure to the family. (It happened to one colleague during a trip in China for example, though he saw through it.)

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I see what is going on here. In their haste, the former AMD employees thought it said "GeForce" and assumed AMD had confidential Nvidia documents, they were simply doing their duty to uphold the law. :sneaky:
Seriously though, industrial espionage is a big problem for companies, will be interesting to see how this turns out.

Should've used Synchronicity :whiste:

 

[piesquared]

Theft is not a just law? I'll remember that the next time I walk into a 7/11. I wonder what the judge will say when I stand up and tell him that not all laws are just, therefore I request to be released. :|

I agree not all laws are just, but we are talking about:

“Desai and Kociuk conspired with each other to misappropriate AMD's confidential, proprietary, and/or trade secret information; and/or to intentionally access AMD's protected computers, without authorization and/or in a way that exceeded their authorized access

,not walking across somebodies lawn.

 

[Homeles]

Theft is not a just law? I'll remember that the next time I walk into a 7/11. I wonder what the judge will say when I stand up and tell him that not all laws are just, therefore I request to be released. :|

Way to miss the point.

"It's wrong because it's illegal" is a terrible argument.

 

[Greenlepricon]

Not all laws are just.

I'm not really here to talk philosophy...

But on topic I'm really hoping this doesn't affect AMD much. This sort of stuff isn't too uncommon in places like this, but I would hate to see the company taking hits from this. Especially since it seems like video cards are one of the only hopes the AMD has right now. I'm kinda curious what was in those files though. If Nvidia shared that with everyone to look at that would be pretty nice of them . Just joking btw but there had to have been something important otherwise it wouldn't have been stolen.

 

[Homeles]

I'm not really here to talk philosophy...

Then don't comment on it. Problem solved.