This presentation provides a good overview to outsourcing - what is outsourcing? why is outsourcing important? what are the risks in outsourcing? - and then dives into the intellectual property related issues with it. Good, quick read into some critical issues related to outsourcing.
In a manner of speaking, outsourcing brings an external party to your living room. This stranger has access to your CDs and your dog! If you are not careful, this stranger can walk out the door with some of your most precious belongings.
In a corporate setting, you have voluntarily given access to an external agent to key intellectual property. How do you protect yourself?