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Originally Posted by TheDoc
ND is about the person sharing confidential information (ie trade secrets) about the corporation. As long as the camera man isn't giving out trade secrets, it's not a breach of contract. It's damn sure not a breach of contract simply because that idiot Joe thinks so.
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Incorrect. Non-disclosures can include all kinds of things, designed to protect much more than just trade secrets. Some prohibit the signee from making any mention whatsoever about the company or their role or even that they were an employee at all. I've seen some even include gag orders that prohibit the signee from speaking to others in casual conversation about the company or anything they did in the course of their work there. Others are simply necessary to prevent the signee from publishing anything about "it", whatever "it" is.
And if the person signed it, they agreed to it, and are legally bound to adhere to it for the life of the agreement. Some have a time limit included, others stipulate that they are in effect for life.
In other words they don't all come in one flavor. You'd have to read the actual wording of the ND in this case before stating with any certainty what it's about.