Section 2: Legitimate possession and lawful obtaining of a business secret

A legitimate holder of a business secret is one who lawfully has control of it.

The following are methods of lawfully obtaining a trade secret: 1° An independent discovery or creation; 2° The observation, study, dismantling or testing of a product or object that has been made available to the public or is lawfully in the possession of the person obtaining the information, unless a contractual stipulation prohibits or limits the obtaining of the secret.