Re: When are NDAs not binding? Was, RE: STC Certification - What Does It Really Mean

Subject: Re: When are NDAs not binding? Was, RE: STC Certification - What Does It Really Mean
From: Steve Schwarzman <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 17:02:56 -0400

The NDAs I've seen generally say that the nondisclosure requirement
survives the rest of the agreement, e.g. even after you stop working there.
If the product/document is really out in the public arena or outdated, I
would still ask for permission from the company in writing before any
disclosure.

It's true that NDA language typically does not demand nondisclosure of
otherwise public documents. But the burden of proof would, I think, be upon
you that a given document is now public. Go ahead; make the company's
lawyers' day. :)

Not.

Steve Schwarzman
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Follow-Ups:

References:
Re: Technical writing as a trade; was, RE: Give Me a Clear Thinker (was STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?): From: Steven Jong
STC Certification - What Does It Really Mean: From: William Sherman
When are NDAs not binding? Was, RE: STC Certification - What Does It Really Mean: From: Porrello, Leonard
RE: When are NDAs not binding? Was, RE: STC Certification - What Does It Really Mean: From: Connie Giordano
Re: When are NDAs not binding? Was, RE: STC Certification - What Does It Really Mean: From: Gene Kim-Eng

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