premise: 2. The term "Confidential Information" shall be deemed not to include information which  (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than  (a) as a result of a disclosure by Independent Contractor or any other person who directly or indirectly receives such information from the Independent Contractor or  (b) in violation of a confidentiality obligation to the Company known to Independent Contractor or  (ii) is or becomes available to Independent Contractor on a non-confidential basis from a source which is entitled to disclose it to Independent Contractor or 