Author: Bill ShatzerBill Shatzer Date: Sep 19, 2008 22:19
gatt wrote:
> Bill Shatzer wrote:
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> It's amazing what subpoenas can accomplish. Hammer one and see what
> happens. It is not my opinion that information that is gained by
> intrusion or theft should be protected from severe legal retribution if
> it's published on the internet. I wouldn't be surprised if some of those
> websites go down in flames over it.
>> Perhaps, but the sourcecode has value far beyond nominal damages.
> So does official Alaska state business.
Nonsense. What would YOU pay for a copy of such email?
>> And, of course, the copyright for intellectual property created in the
>> course of employment belongs to the employer, not the employee.
> If I hacked your e-mail account and published your private e-mails on
> the internet, what would you do? Is nothing safe?
I'd rather go "ho hum".
There's nothing in my emails I'd get the vapors about were they
distributed on the net. Though I can't imagine why anyone 'cept the
original addressee would find them interesting.
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