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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. Analysists?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

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