Comments on: Secretive Steve Jobs loves proposed federal shield http://minimediaguy.org/2007/12/24/secretive-steve-jobs-loves-proposed-federal-shield/ studying the media ecosystem Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:39:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Howard Owens http://minimediaguy.org/2007/12/24/secretive-steve-jobs-loves-proposed-federal-shield/comment-page-1/#comment-60711 Howard Owens Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:46:07 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/12/24/secretive-steve-jobs-loves-proposed-federal-shield/#comment-60711 I'm with Scott Karp on this one -- companies should be allowed to protect trade secrets. It's appropriate that shield laws protect those who reveal corruption, both in government and private enterprise, and who help uncover all kinds of information the government should not be allowed to keep hidden, but a company trade secrets are entirely different. This law strikes me as appropriate and necessary. I’m with Scott Karp on this one — companies should be allowed to protect trade secrets.

It’s appropriate that shield laws protect those who reveal corruption, both in government and private enterprise, and who help uncover all kinds of information the government should not be allowed to keep hidden, but a company trade secrets are entirely different.

This law strikes me as appropriate and necessary.

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