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by snarf21 3427 days ago
I thought this case was about trade secrets and NDA (and/or non compete).

I read this as the following example: So KFC has a secret blend of herbs and spices. If you worked there and stole a bag of the mix and sold it, it is pretty obviously theft. If you gave the recipe to someone else and they used it exactly, it is still theft of the secret as you can reproduce it exactly. Let's say instead that you use 5% less paprika in your mix but all other things are the same. This is a non literal copy but is still fully built on the trade secret.

Just my two cents....