Since fold fusion is currently not a valid technology from a legal point of view, any process that get information about the process is not illegal. It's every man for himself since cold fusion is currently outside of the protection of the legal system.
On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > > "He said they examined the powder with a mass spec in violation of >> agreements with Rossi, and without Rossi's knowledge" >> >> Agreements made in a joint venture are null and void after the >> partnership is terminated by the principle party(Rossi) on any information >> producing activity that occurs after the partnership is terminated. >> > > This is industrial espionage. It is never okay in the U.S. It is theft of > trade secrets. > > If they purchased a unit and reverse engineered it, that would be okay, > unless they signed an agreement not to do that. But when he lends them a > machine under a contract that specifies they cannot do that, it is theft. I > am pretty sure of that. > > Software vendors all have you click on an agreement not to decompile the > object code or otherwise analyze the program. I doubt such "agreements" > would stand up on court. > > Anyway, he says he never gave them a cell, and they did not actually steal > the technique, since their machines do not work, so it is a moot point. > > - Jed > >
