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Subject:	Re: Theft, Definitive statements vs shaping thoughts(was Re: 2001 Set info
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.terms
Date:	Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:20:33 GMT
Reply-To:	mattdm@mattdm.org(SayNoToSpam)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote: > I guess I'm dismayed that this question even came up. You seem to be asking > when is it OK to steal stuff, in essence. Like I said way back when the price Larry -- you use the word "steal" here, and "theft" in your subject. This frames the question in colored terms. In my understanding, violation of intellectual property rights is not theft under the law. (And is unlike material theft in several important ways.) Since it is a legal matter that we're talking about here, it's not helpful to use imperfect analogies. Asking what the borders of trade secret law are is in essence *very different* from asking when it is okay to steal. I'm not advocating violation of trade secret rights, mind you. I just don't want the discussion distorted by bad terminology. -- Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/ Boston University Linux ---> http://linux.bu.edu/

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		Re: Theft, Definitive statements vs shaping thoughts(was Re: 2001 Set info
(...) Feel free to provide a cite. I don't have a Lexis ID but the 10 minutes I spent on altavista looking mostly bolstered the opposite view. That's not a definitive proof, mind you, as people are sloppy with words all the time. Till then, and (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)

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		Theft, Definitive statements vs shaping thoughts(was Re: 2001 Set info
(...) happen (...) what (...) I think this guidance is just plain old common sense... if the information was obtained by you in a way that the general public, acting in a lawful manner and complying with all restrictions on behaviour that are in (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)

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