A mid-level manager at Fran-Tech, a Seattle software company, received a CD-ROM set containing the source code for a competitor’s software product. The competitor is the market leader in the software niche in which both companies compete; it is crushing Fran-Tech in the marketplace. An anonymous note accompanying the package stated that the package was sent by a disgruntled employee of the competitor and urged the recipient to use the data “as you see fit.” The manager receiving the data was considered to be a “star” performer by her boss and her peers.