Sam works for Axis Entertainment, Inc. As part of his employment he is given a laptop computer.
Question:
Sam works for Axis Entertainment, Inc. As part of his employment he is given a laptop computer. Sam uses the laptop for work and occasionally uses the laptop for PERSONAL USE. On the computer he has installed Facebook Messenger. Sam leaves Axis Entertainment for another job at Bohemian Power, Inc. and returns Axis Entertainment's laptop. Axis's IT Department finds evidence that Sam has engaged in illegal activities through his Facebook messenger chat. They also discover that he has emailed TRADE SECRETS to his new company. Sam is arrested and Sam sues Axis entertainment for INVASION OF PRIVACY. Axis countersues him for divulging TRADE SECRETS.
1. Does Sam have a case for invasion of privacy? Why or why not?
2. Does Axis have a case against Sam for divulging trade secrets? Why or why not?
3. If Axis asked Sam for his Facebook password is he required to give it to them? Why or why not?
Taxation For Decision Makers 2017
ISBN: 9781119330417
7th Edition
Authors: Shirley Dennis Escoffier, Karen Fortin