エコノミスト誌企業スパイは新時代を迎えている

営業秘密保護法(DTSA)に基づく内部告発者免責の理解
Last Updated: 2月 10, 2026
Updated by: Tangibly

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エコノミスト誌より

"隠蔽と短剣 "を駆使したスパイものなら、ジョン・ル・カレやイアン・フレミングに勝るものはない。しかし、企業スパイの世界にもたくさんのドラマがある。例えば、アメリカのソフトウェア会社2社が関与した最近の裁判における不正行為疑惑である。5月、バージニア州に本社を置くアピアンは、マサチューセッツ州に本社を置くペガシステムズが競争優位に立つために不法にスパイ行為を働いたと訴えたため、陪審はアピアンに$2億ドルの損害賠償を命じた。この裁判では、ペガシステムズの幹部が社内文書で、アピアンの秘伝のソースの材料を入手するために雇われた請負業者のことを「我々のスパイ」と呼び、この取り組み全体を「プロジェクト・クラッシュ」と呼んでいたことが明らかになった。判決後に株価が急落したペガシステムズは、不満を持つ投資家たちから集団訴訟を起こされることになるが、この「不当な」判決に対して控訴することを誓った。

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