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Obama Camp Misappropriates NSSF Mailing List
Posted by:Sebastian on 
Oct 8th, 2008 | 
Filed under: Gun Rights Organizations
Looks like there’s about to be a fight between the Obama Campaign and the National Shooting Sports foundation. Just a guess here, but I’m betting that the list is protected by trade secret laws, which I understand is handled at the state level. This should be interesting.
My understanding is that with trade secrets, if someone, for instance, left the list out on a table, and someone from the Obama camp picked it up, the campaign would not be liable. But if they inticed someone to get it for them, they could be liable for misappropriating a trade secret.
More interesting stuff: There is a federal law called the Economic Espionage Act, passed in 1996, which makes misappropriating a trade secret a federal crime. It not only makes the misappropriation of trade secrets a federal crime, but also conspiracy to misappropriate trade secrets a crime.
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October 8th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
How did the Obama camp happen across the list in the first place?
October 8th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
mary mcfate got to them too!
October 8th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Insane. Who wants to place bets on the amount of traction this gets in the media? Anyone? Bueller?
October 8th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
[...] any cost Looks like the Obama campaign misapropriated an NSSF mailing list. Sebastian has more, including possible criminal ramifications. While it would probably be a staffer or two, rather [...]
October 9th, 2008 at 12:00 am
No traction CT all unless McCain starts acting like a UNITED STATES NAVY CAPTAIN!!! And mentions some of this in the next debate. Maybe Palin will bring it up…
October 9th, 2008 at 6:55 am
It doesn’t sound like you have enough information to call it misappropriation let alone quote the Economic Espionage Act. But, in good Conservative fashion, if you repeat it enough it’ll become true.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Did I suggest that I knew for sure they were guilty? I was speculating, and I thought that was clear. Go back and worship your messiah.
October 30th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Good site!