yeah that's a good point - many people really don't seem to know about these things (I made a particular point of investigating them)
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I think there's an in between though where they see an idea and do something similar which makes it harder to publish the first thing
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I am not sure that's inadvertently scooping. That's malicious.
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One thing to keep in mind in all such cases is the edge cases are indeed tough, worthy of debate, but the principal offense is clear.
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Burglary is when somebody unbeknownst to you enters your house without permission and takes your belongings.
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There are edge cases where your family or friend could trick you into letting them in to your house and then steal your stuff.
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But that's not the usual offence. Edge cases are very important but thankfully rare.
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The important thing to realise is if another lab makes your science harder to do that's malicious behaviour for all intents and purposes.
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And so all my advice about staying away from them and so on applies. If you think another lab where on purpose or not will make your science
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And since in this case they aren't bad actors they will probably want to work with you.
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So win win!
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