Hard to argue that this is a good use of taxpayer dollars when Apple has plenty of resources to pursue this kind of thing civilly. Trade secret misappropriation is a harm to a corporation’s bottom line, not a harm to society. #IP #lawfedi
US charges former Apple engineer with attempt to steal self-driving car tech | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-charges-former-apple-engineer-with-attempt-steal-self-driving-car-tech-2023-05-16/
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@AnnemarieBridy Apple's an old hand at socialized costs and privatized profits. All the old Silicon Valley players are.
@pieist The legacy content industries and luxury goods manufacturers do this, too — for copyright piracy and counterfeiting. Socializing the cost of IP enforcement is not a SV phenomenon.