When Jefferson Piedmont, CFA, joined Branch Investing, Branch began using a quantitative stock selection model Piedmont had developed on his own personal time

A、No,priortohisemploymentwithBranch.OneyearlaterwhenPiedmontleftBranchInvesting,hefoundtheoriginalcopyofthemodelhehaddevelopedinafileathishomeandpresentedittohisnewemployer,whichimmediatelybeganusingthemodel.AccordingtotheStandardsofPracticeHandbook,didPiedmontmostlikelyviolateanyCFAInstituteStandardsofProfessionalConduct?
B、Yes,becausehemisappropriatedpropertynowbelongingtoBranch.
C、Yes,becausehefailedtoinformhisnewemployerthemodelwasthesameoneusedbyhispreviousemployer.