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Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview

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1798 points jerryX | 1 comments | 30 Nov 18 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.225s | source
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taneq ◴[30 Nov 18 06:06 UTC] No.18567105[source]▶
I'm amazed at how relaxed their response is. If I told someone about some of my work and then found out they'd tried to patent it, I would be pissed!
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sneak ◴[30 Nov 18 10:00 UTC] No.18567994[source]▶
If you want your secrets to remain secret, you shouldn’t divulge your secrets.
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1. taneq ◴[30 Nov 18 15:20 UTC] No.18569664[source]▶
There were no secrets here. This was work, which was publicly published and promoted, which a third party then tried to not only plagiarize but also to lock others out of using.

I'm from a scientific background. Plaigarism is the most serious allegation you can level against someone. This is a whole 'nother level.