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Subject: 
Re: Pruning not good for the trees
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Date: 
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 16:04:37 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote:
> Further, while it's true that the info in this instance is no longer secret,
> there have been cases in the past of companies trying to put the genie back in
> the bottle (and in some cases, succeeding) by finding every copy and returning
> it to secret.

And here is where the problem with not 'getting' the internet comes in.
Plus, the information is now in quite a few people's brains (not mine --
memory not good enough *grin*). Do they intend to wipe those clean?


> manufacturer does, and expect you, Target, to take reasonable and customary
> precautions to prevent disclosure". If they said that, Target is now holding
> the bag, not TLC, because TLC (using my words) "made it clear" that it's
> secret. And I can't imagine they *didn't* say those words or similar. They're
> in the boilerplate of every contract you sign in the business world, just

Put another way -- Target is holding the bag, not LUGnet, yeah?


> about. Read your employment agreement, for example.

Didn't have to sign anything like that. I work in academia, remember? :)


> I'm not totally disagreeing with you, Matt, just pointing out that it's not
> quite as cut and dried as you're saying. And the more I think about it, the
> more I think Todd has no practical choice but to quash anything questionable,
> once he goes down the editorial control road (which he has, whether he admits
> it or not, by enforcing the T&C's, which we all want him to do, don't we!!!!).

I'm not totally disagreeing with you either. I agree that Todd made the best
decision given the circumstances. I certainly don't think that *Lego* made
the best decision, though.


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  Re: Pruning not good for the trees
 
(...) in (...) returning (...) We're not there, thank goodness, but again, drawing from memory, there have been cases where *every* person who could be reasonably identified as having seen it (a small number, less than 1000) was informed that the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Pruning not good for the trees
 
(...) some. (...) disclosed (...) Well, not exactly. When a company is seeking damages in a suit due to losses, the level of protection that the information is given is a material factor, but not the entiriety. That is, were TLC to sue Target, (...) (26 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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