AMD NDA Scandal

crazyeyes writes "Just two weeks ago, a Thai journalist walked out of the hush-hush AMD event in Singapore over a controversial NDA that required him to 'send any stories to the vendor before his newspaper can publish it.' AMD categorically denied it happened, but today, we not only have proof that it happened, we also have the sordid details of the entire affair. Here's a quote from the editorial: 'First off, the non-disclosure agreement covered everything confidential said or written over the next two years on the product, and had a duration of five years, during which anything published or used in marketing would have to receive written approval from AMD before it could be used. Worse, at the end of the five years, all copies of the information made would have to be returned to the chipmaker.'"

Re:another example

[JackieBrown]

You definitely get a plus for reaching -1 insightful

Re:Wrong Scandal

[Alzheimers]

I would, but I've signed the contracts that say I'm not allowed to...

Re:Wrong Scandal

[Angostura]

You can see why I am no-longer a journalist. I can't even get the distinction between 'their' and 'they're' correct. Excuse me why I go and beat myself about the head with a large Chambers 20th Century dictionary.

Re:Back to school for you!

[Anonymous Coward]

Haven't you heard? In free societies you can say whatever you want.

Re:If the journalist was stupid enough to sign it.

[Hatta]

What? What on earth keeps that "journalist" from starting the article with the words "I signed an NDA, so take what I write with a grain of salt" or whatever?

Maybe there's a clause in the non-disclosure agreement where you agree not to disclose that you signed a non-disclosure agreement.

Re:Wrong Scandal

[MarsDefenseMinister]

Excuse me? If I went on any "5-star, all-expense paid trip to Singapore" at a vendor's expense I'm going to be--and I would deserve to be--fired in less time than it took me to write this note.

I agree completely. Singapore's nice, but it's not THAT great. I would have held out for Paris or Rome.