[Fot] Is There A Bigger Soap Opera?

[Barr, Scott]

And by the time you're trying to enforce them, the confidentiality horse
is out of the barn...

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces+scott.barr=mccarty-law.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:fot-bounces+scott.barr=mccarty-law.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Bill Babcock
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 11:34 PM
To: Joe Curry
Cc: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Is There A Bigger Soap Opera?

Non competition agreements are extremely hard to enforce anywhere and
are rare outside the U.S.

On Sep 20, 2007, at 7:26 PM, Joe Curry wrote:

> I guess that everyone is entitled to his opinion.  Personally, I am
> pleased with the penalties that were levied.  The only thing that I
> didn't particularly like was that the drivers points were unaffected.
>
> What I heard is that the drivers were guaranteed to keep their points
> in order to get them to cooperate with the investigation.
>
> But I wonder how this episode has left Alonzo in the eyes of McLaren.

> My guess is that he will be wearing different livery next year.
>
> I guess it all could be compared with employment in industries that
> have trade secret information at stake.  Employees typically sign non-

> disclosure agreements and their contracts are always laced with
> clauses stipulating that they are prohibited from working for any
> competitor for at least a couple of years after leaving their current
> employer.
>
> Surely, these teams have similar commitments involved in their hiring
> practices.
>
> Joe C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net
> [mailto:fot-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gary
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:53 PM
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] Is There A Bigger Soap Opera?
>
> Hello:
>
> If any of you follow the Formula One "circus", then you're well aware
> of the current McLaren/Ferrari Affair...what a soap opera.  The link
> below will take you to an excellent viewpoint by Gordan Kirby.  Its
> worth a read.
>
> Gary
> 62 TR4 "The Flying Brick"
> 69 TR6
>
> http://www.gordonkirby.com/categories/columns/theway/2007/
> the_way_it_is_no92
> .
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