In business, knowledge is power, because it is the basis for competitive advantage. A telecom company that has developed a software that analyses big data to identify key customer segments will zealously guard the code from competitors. If a maker of food sauce knew how to put that special zing into the product—why would they tell the world? If a pharma company created a new molecule, it wouldn’t want to give that away in a hurry. Mostly, this is rational business thinking. And intellectual property rights need to be honoured.
















