The distinction you're trying to make is not real, as these no-poaching aggrements are many times also about rejecting candidates that apply out of their own will. Sometimes this involves notifying their employer too.
Salaries in other industries have been dropping due to market forces - supply bigger than demand, etc... but the free market cuts both ways, as can be seen in the software industry and no-poaching aggreements should be illegal.
The distinction you're trying to make is not real, as these no-poaching aggrements are many times also about rejecting candidates that apply out of their own will. Sometimes this involves notifying their employer too.
Salaries in other industries have been dropping due to market forces - supply bigger than demand, etc... but the free market cuts both ways, as can be seen in the software industry and no-poaching aggreements should be illegal.