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Federal Judge Bars Instant Publishing of Analysts' Stock Tips

Posted by timothy on from the you-can't-say-that-just-yet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Big Banking firms Barclay's Capital, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch successfully obtained an injunction against theflyonthewall.com, Inc., preventing them from immediately publishing the firms' stock upgrades and downgrades. This case could have far-reaching consequences concerning internet communication and publication of news." Here's some interesting analysis from Paul Levy, via Dave Farber's Interesting People list.

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  1. Re:Analysists?? by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is it too much to ask to spell-check your stuff, /.??

    Of late, I've been thinking Slashdot should remove the 'Submit' button and only have a 'Preview' button - 'Submit' would only be available on the preview page. That way, you'd be forced to preview your post before you could submit it. Slashdot could even delay presenting the 'Submit' button for 15 or 30 seconds, which might force people to read their posts before submitting them. Of course this might delay the much-coveted "frist post!!" opportunities, but c'est la vie.