1. According to Shaw, law professor Henry Manne sees nothing inherently wrong with insider trading and thinks that the SEC should stay totally out of the insider-trading field.
2. According to Shaw, when novel information is patented or copyrighted, it is legally protected but not secret.
3. According to Shaw, the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 makes the theft of trade secrets a federal crime.
4. According to Shaw, bribery sometimes takes the form of a kickback, which is a percentage payment to a person able to influence or control a source of income.