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Re: Pruning not good for the trees
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 16:04:37 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm&avoidspam&.org
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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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Matthew Miller                     --->                 mattdm@mattdm.org
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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 (...) (24 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, (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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