法庭上的游戏尼克斯队就高风险商业机密丑闻起诉猛龙队

了解《捍卫商业秘密法》(DTSA)规定的举报人豁免权
Last Updated: 2 月 12, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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就在昨天(2023 年 8 月 21 日),尼克斯队起诉了猛龙队、猛龙队主教练以及尼克斯队视频团队的一名成员。该视频团队员工在加入其他球队之前,向猛龙队教练发送了数千份视频文件和其他机密信息。

这些信息包括球探报告、比赛频率报告、预习手册以及第三方授权软件的链接。

尼克斯队的内部安全小组报告说,猛龙队的工作人员访问了这些材料 2000 多次。

尼克斯公司的诉讼理由有很多,包括《计算机欺诈和滥用法》(CFAA)、DTSA、纽约州商业秘密盗用(注:纽约州是少数几个未采用 UTSA 的州之一)、违反合同(雇佣协议)等(共 8 项罪名)。

尼克斯队正在寻求永久禁令和损害赔偿。

诉讼球已经抛出!游戏开始

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在 Tangibly,我们总是说,世界上每家公司都有商业机密,即使是体育特许经营公司也不例外!

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