How about a contractor selling the okc source code tree to some Chinese "entrepreneur" who launches a copycat site in China that somehow gains 300M members within a year?
Just one extreme to make your statement look silly.
Hey Chris, good to know for any consulting companies (like the OP's) that okcupid/IAC might want to hire! It's nice that you're not so concerned about trade secrets!
The thing they can't agree about did not happen while this guy was an employee of Opera Software. He was offering his consulting services as a commercial company.
Just one extreme to make your statement look silly.