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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Mike Stanley writes:
> > Yeah, this whole thought of calling it "snooping" seems ridiculous
> > to me.
> > [...]
> > If you run a site and you put things on it you DON'T want people to
> > see and they're world-readable, it's _your_ problem, not their's.
> > This isn't wandering into someone's house because their door was
> > unlocked, it isn't "snooping" - the best analogy I've seen so far is
> > Matthew's back window analogy. If you don't want the stuff seen,
> > don't leave it out there to be seen.
>
> All right. You have this artist friend. She paints things. She invites
> you and fifty other people over for a housewarming party. Great party,
> lots of fun, lots of neat things going on. She's got a couple of her
> latest paintings up on display, even.
>
> Now there's this guy there, he gets kind of sauced, and he wanders into
> your friend's studio where she works on new ideas. He flips on the light,
> puts down his drink, and sees a bunch of white sheets covering what
> obviously are stretched canvases -- works in progress. Biting his finger,
> he shuts the door to the studio (remaining inside), and lifts each of the
> sheets to get a sneak peek at the works in progress. Turns out they're
> actually pretty much completed, and scheduled to be put on exhibit in a
> few weeks. But he sneaks some good hard peeks, and he remembers what he
> sees.
>
> Now the next day this guy gets on the Internet and posts detailed
> descriptions of what he saw, what your friend the painter painted. (Let's
> say she's sort of famous, so people are interested.)
>
> Now, what's the analysis of that?
>
> 1. Does your friend get angry?
>
> 2. Does she have a right to get angry?
>
> 3. Did anything illegal happen?
>
> 4. Did anything immoral happen?
>
> 5. Was any information unlawfully leaked?
>
> 6. Was privacy invaded?
>
> 7. Were publicity rights infringed?
>
> 8. What would happen in court if your friend tried to sue this guy?
>
> --Todd
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