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What legal protections exist for our proprietary SaaS platform source code if former contract developers try to reuse portions of it for a competing company?

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What legal protections exist for our proprietary SaaS platform source code if former contract developers try to reuse portions of it for a competing company?
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U.S. Copyright Act software source code independent contractor work made for hire copyright assignment 17 USC 101 201 204 officialGoogle ↗
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Defend Trade Secrets Act 18 USC 1836 reasonable measures trade secret official statuteGoogle ↗
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Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secrets Act statute 12 Pa.C.S. 5302 5303Google ↗
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U.S. Copyright Act software source code independent contractor work made for hire copyright assignment 17 USC 101 201 204 official Google ↗
Defend Trade Secrets Act 18 USC 1836 reasonable measures trade secret official statute Google ↗
Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secrets Act statute 12 Pa.C.S. 5302 5303 Google ↗
  1. Chapter 2 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
  2. uscode.house.gov · uscode.house.gov
  3. 18 U.S.C. § 1836: Civil proceedings · uscode.house.gov
  4. 18 U.S.C. § 1836: Civil proceedings · uscode.house.gov
  5. Chapter 53. - Title 12 · legis.state.pa.us
  6. Title 12 · legis.state.pa.us
  7. U.S. Copyright Office registration resources · copyright.gov

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U.S. Copyright Act software source code independent contractor work made for hire copyright assignment 17 USC 101 201 204 official
OBSERVED
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Defend Trade Secrets Act 18 USC 1836 reasonable measures trade secret official statute
OBSERVED
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of 1
Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secrets Act statute 12 Pa.C.S. 5302 5303
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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of 1