
Is Six or Seven Years Enough for Stealing a Process Recipe? | Sentencing, and the Gate You Actually Control
Korean courts handed down six years four months and seven years for leaking Samsung DRAM process technology to a Chinese manufacturer. Against a development cost of 1.6 trillion won, is that proportionate? A look at Korean sentencing, Japan's far lower ceiling, and why criminal law can never protect your technology.








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