Trade secrets are absolutely protected by law. There are limits of course, but they are protected.
If the owner of a trade secret publishes (non-trivial) documentation about it, even accidentally, isn't it then no longer a trade secret?
Is it that trade secrets are protected or that corporate espionage is prohibited?
If the owner of a trade secret publishes (non-trivial) documentation about it, even accidentally, isn't it then no longer a trade secret?