premise: Obligations of confidentiality will not apply to information that: (a) at the time of disclosure is published or is otherwise in the public domain; or (b) after the disclosure becomes part of the public domain; or (c) was known to Recipient prior to receipt from Provider and was not acquired by Recipient, its employees, directors, agents, consultants, advisers, or other third parties directly or indirectly from Provider; or (d) is developed independently by Recipient without reference to Confidential Information; or