From: "Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin@law.miami.edu>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 22:53:09 -0800 (PST)
To: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Subject: Trade secret liabilty  [Was Re: Sandy and I will]
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a reliable friend wrote to me to say ...

<quote>
The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (which has been adopted by a
majority of jurisdiction) provides for liability of a third party who
knows or has reason to know that information he recieves or discloses
was acquired by improper means or under circumstances giving rise to
a fiduciary duty OR that he knows to be proprietary but which he
recieved by accident or mistake.  Depending on the facts, the
language could encompass a moderator who knew about or turned a blind
eye to distribution of trade secrets on his list.
</quote>


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