Re: "hot news" myth

From: Spectrum Press <specpress[_at_]earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 08:41:47 -0600

On 28 May 97 at 11:25, Robert Cumbow <cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> wrote:
>
> Apropos our discussion of misappropriation of facts, Dan Agin
> <specpress[_at_]earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > If tort law is in conflict with the Constitution, one must hope
> > that tort law will get pummeled. The idea of a proprietary fact is
> > so foreign to reason, it sounds disgusting.
>
> Ever heard of a trade secret? Or a customer list?

I was obviously referring to published facts. Have you ever heard of published facts???? Publish your customer list and you don't own it anymore. News is published, public, distributed -- and we are talking about news here.

Dan Agin

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"It's the words that make us free." Received on Thu May 29 1997 - 13:49:43 GMT