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Standard non-compete clause in contracts. How did they start own firm?
Hey, over at twitter @MadMenExaminer, I've been getting tweets about legality of their starting a competing firm. @jjensenRF noted: "When Don Draper signed his contract, a standard clause was a covenant not to compete. How does that work with new firm?
Wondered if firing negated it, but he said "Firing should explicitly be included in the provision. Esp. in early 60s. Mystified me."
I realize nowadays celebs have non-disclosures with hired help (when fired) but usually it is connected with severance pay.
Anyone have any knowledge of these 1960s ad contracts?
LindyK: Not sure you'll get definitive answers, but there was extensive discussion of this issue on Open Thread, starting 11/9@4:42PM or around that time. A lot of folks weighed in--all mixed in with other subjects--over the next couple of hours --through about 7:23PM, or so. Monikers to look for in that time period: thistimegetitright, LaurieB, Trudy Campbell, A Line, Scotch Presbyterian, Hobocode52, TakeFive, DonDraperEsq...and maybe others I've unintentionally missed. If it's easier to look via time stamps, here are some: 4:50pm, 5:35pm, 5:45pm. 5:55pm. 6:06pm. 6:09, 6:12; 6:30, 6:56, 7:08, 7:11, 7:22, 7:23....
Have fun!
Ay yai yai. I forgot to sign in and it erased fhe entire post I wrote. They need a better system here.
Anyway, sorry for repost of material ready covered. It's hard to rifle through 500+ entries in one thread.
Lawyers weighing in all say unanimously (from my twitter end...) BIG lawsuit would ensue instigated by PPL without question.
Violation of a non-compete contract is difficult to take to court and win in today's world and I can't imagine it being easier to do in the 60's. Companies can't afford to pour in thousands of dollars with attorney fees , endless hours of court time and acquiring a standard burden of proof on something that must, in the end be proven by a preponderance of evidence. It makes more sense to put their efforts in gaining the accounts back than trying to sue those who have taken the accounts with them. Just my thoughts...Cheers.
What would PPL have to gain by a "BIG" lawsuit? They ain't gettin' any of the players back, nor any their "stolen" accounts, even if they win. They've already lost a great deal of money on the sale, so why throw good money after bad with a costly, lengthy litigation?
Then again, I'm not a lawyer, thank God.
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Obviously, this season has been about breaking down Jon Hamm's Madison Avenue superman Don Draper and the upstart firm he willed into being, Sterling Cooper Draper and Pryce.
But, with the firm teetering on the edge of oblivion after losing its biggest account -- and nearly every character reduced to their most craven essence in the desperate drive to stay afloat -- I'm hard-pressed to produce the Big Idea that made slogging through all this worth it.
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