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Sony Demands Press Destroy Leaked Documents

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-not-share dept.

SydShamino writes In an effort that may run afoul of the first amendment, Sony, through their lawyer David Boies (of SCO infamy), has sent a letter to major news organizations demanding that they refrain from downloading any leaked documents, and destroy those already possessed. Sony threatens legal action to news organizations that do not comply, saying that "Sony Pictures Entertainment will have no choice but to hold you responsible for any damage or loss arising from such use or dissemination by you."

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  1. Rootkit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What are they going to do, install a rootkit on my computer to prevent me from downloading stuff? Who thinks up this stuff?

  2. Re:I find this amusing... by aaaaaaargh! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, it's Sony. They used to sue their own customers, so why shouldn't they sue the press now.

    They sure know how to make friends.

  3. Re:summary of SCOTUS case law: "pppphhhhhhtttttt, by fuzznutz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Boies may be a douchebag, but he's a douchebag who actively practices law and apparently reads the cases in full, unlike the good Professor Volokh, who has never actually practiced.

    You may have a point, but given the bludgeoning that SCO took from IBM, I'd think twice before putting my eggs in the Boies basket.