GSI is a steel fabricator-a contractor that makes steel components for construction projects. Scott Marshall worked for

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GSI is a steel fabricator-a contractor that makes steel components for construction projects. Scott Marshall worked for GSI as an estimator-he determined how much GSI could bid on a project and still earn a profit. Scott asked his brother, Alan, to write a program to help him with estimates. Alan did and was not paid for his work. Scott used the program while he worked at GSI. When Scott left GSI, he and Alan tried to market a new version of the program to sell to project estimators. GSI sued, contending that the key elements of the bid estimation process in the program were stolen from GSI by Scott and were a trade secret. The trial court enjoined the brothers from marketing the program; they appealed. Who owns the program? [Marshall v. Gipson Steel, 806 So.2d 266, Sup. Ct., Miss. (2002)]

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The Legal Environment of Business

ISBN: 978-0538473996

11th Edition

Authors: Roger E Meiners, Al H. Ringleb, Frances L. Edwards

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