It is an infringement of a trade secret for a person, without the consent of the owner, to obtain possession of or access to a proprietary program or a compilation of proprietary information that is stored as data in a computer and make or cause to be made a copy of that program or data if the program or data:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 603.050

  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

1.  Is used in the owner’s business;

2.  Gives the owner an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it;

3.  Is treated by the owner as secret; and

4.  Is not copyrighted because an application therefor would result in the program or data no longer being secret.