Question 1) Define the different type(s) of legal protections BUG should have for its intellectual property. Explain why these protections are necessary.
Question 2) Earlier this year, WIRETAP Inc., a relatively new company trying to compete with BUG, sent one of its employees, Steve, to BUG to get a job. BUG, not realizing Steve was an employee of WIRETAP, hired him to work in its research and development department located in Any State, U.S.A. While working at BUG, Steve forwarded any BUG e-mail he received to WIRETAP. This included e-mail between BUG officers (both domestic and abroad) that Steve intercepted using his hacking ability. At the end of each week, Steve met with his boss at WIRETAP and gave him all the information he obtained about the BUG product lines.
a) Discuss in detail what type(s), if any, of civil liability Steve may face if caught.
b) Discuss in detail what type(s), if any, of civil liability WIRETAP may face if caught.