Timeline for Boss wants me to ignore a software API license
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| Aug 14, 2019 at 4:55 | comment | added | Gregory Currie | "You should always refuse to compromise on your ethics for an employer" In addition, this statement comes from a privileged position. No everyone can get a job easily. And the ethical question becomes way more complicated when you have to provide for a family, and your choices have consequences beyond yourself. | |
| Aug 14, 2019 at 4:54 | comment | added | Gregory Currie | Also, discussing GDPR and copyright is a red-herring. Firstly, GDPR is underpinned by law in many countries, which makes it different from breach of contract. Secondly, when it comes to copyright, the company itself will almost certainly be vicariously liable if it has instructed an employee to breach copyright. | |
| Aug 14, 2019 at 4:47 | comment | added | Gregory Currie | Breaching a contract is not breaking the law. Contacting a lawyer is overkill. Generally speaking, because the contract is between the employer and the other company, the employee is not liable for breach of contract. Worst thing that can happen in the employee is sued by their employer for gross negligence which, given the employee has highlighted the legal issues to their employer would probably not hold up in court. | |
| Aug 13, 2019 at 18:21 | comment | added | brodybits | I just reworked my answer to address the question in a more general manner. | |
| Aug 13, 2019 at 18:21 | history | edited | brodybits | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Reworked answer to address the question in a more general manner, in response to a comment
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| Aug 13, 2019 at 18:03 | comment | added | Christopher Hunter | Your points are valid, but it's not clear from the OP what the data is or what they are doing with it. Just over-using a public API is probably not by itself illegal. | |
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| Aug 13, 2019 at 16:54 | history | answered | brodybits | CC BY-SA 4.0 |