How to handle the anti-competition part in a confidential agreement （请教：关于保密协议中的同业竞争条款）

jyuan_us wrote:

我想提出的问题是，如果NDA没有规定你必须在多长时间内遵守其条款，那么，这种NDA的效力是多久？总不能我通过某翻译公司给某个终端客户做一个文件，我这辈子就不能联系那个终端客户了吧？

http://www.proz.com/post/1762597#1762597

ysun wrote:

实际上，翻译与翻译社之间的关系就是合同关系，而不是 employer 与 employee 之间的雇佣关系。

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause

A non-compete clause (often NCC), or more often a covenant not to compete (CNC), is a term used in contract law under which one party (usually an employee) agrees not to pursue a similar profession or trade in competition against another party (usually the employer). As a contract provision, a CNC is bound by traditional contract requirements including the consideration doctrine. The use of such clauses is premised on the possibility that upon their termination or resignation, an employee might begin working for a competitor or starting a business, and gain competitive advantage by abusing confidential information about their former employer's operations or trade secrets, or sensitive information such as customer/client lists, business practices, upcoming products, and marketing plans.

However, an over-broad CNC may prevent an employee from working elsewhere at all. English Common Law originally held any such constraint to be unenforceable as a matter of public policy.[1] Contemporary case law permits exceptions, but generally will only enforce CNCs to the extent necessary to protect the employer. Most jurisdictions in which such contracts have been examined by the courts have deemed CNCs to be legally binding so long as the clause contains reasonable limitations as to the geographical area and time period in which an employee of a company may not compete.

The extent to which non-compete clauses are legally allowed varies per jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions, such as the state of California in the US, invalidate non-compete-clauses for all but equity stakeholders in businesses.[2]

betterlife wrote:

有的公司发来电子版的保密协议，其中规定很高的赔偿金额，要求我必须在签完后把协议邮寄过去。
我不敢，也很不爽。凭什么还没开始合作，就要求我保密。你告诉我什么秘密了？还是纸版的。一不小心就要赔钱，太吓人了。
我是不是太武断了呢？

betterlife wrote:

有的公司发来电子版的保密协议，其中规定很高的赔偿金额，要求我必须在签完后把协议邮寄过去。
我不敢，也很不爽。凭什么还没开始合作，就要求我保密。你告诉我什么秘密了？还是纸版的。一不小心就要赔钱，太吓人了。
我是不是太武断了呢？

Ferdinand LIN wrote:

以前在网上看过一个美国同行写的从业经验，说他为此专门请教了律师。
律师给出的答复说，自由译者是穷人，翻译公司告自由译者没有任何好处。所以不必有顾虑，签了就是的。