First Amendment prevails

In a dispute over an Internet link to a computer code that unscrambles encrytpted DVDs, California's 6th District Court of Appeals has ruled that the first amendment trumps the state's trade secrets protection law. The court ruled that a company's right to protect its economically val...

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Published in:The National Law Journal 2001-11, Vol.24 (13), p.A34
Main Author: Lafferty, Shannon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Court decisions
Courts of appeals
Freedom of speech
State court decisions
Trade secrets
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Summary:In a dispute over an Internet link to a computer code that unscrambles encrytpted DVDs, California's 6th District Court of Appeals has ruled that the first amendment trumps the state's trade secrets protection law. The court ruled that a company's right to protect its economically valuable trade secret is not an interest that is more fundamental than the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
ISSN:2163-8756