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In response to "But what's the public interest in this case, exactly? -- nm*" by Roger More

Anything in commerce is in the public interest, even if it's mundane. Ask the question: should there be a law limiting free speech to analyze art and

Posted by Max Oct 3 '16, 13:51

draw a conclusion about its author?

Should there be a FISA-type judge who decides whether one artist/businessman's identity should be kept secret while another's is fair game to reveal?

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No - because as you said when you started the thread, this isn't a legal issue, just an ethical one. -- nm - Roger More Oct 3, 13:53 5
- I think one begets the other. But, I can see that argument compared to the ethics of reprinting the end of a novel or a movie. -- (edited) - Max Oct 3, 13:55 4
  - So the journo wanted to be famous for uncovering her real identity. -- nm - . Oct 3, 14:26
  - I don't think so. If you tell me a secret and I tell it to a journalist, who then publishes it, what legal recourse do you have? - Roger More Oct 3, 13:59 2
    - I tacked on a statement above, but what I meant was that looking at the law can help reason out the ethics. -- nm - Max Oct 3, 14:00 1
      - The law is pretty selective at what it looks at, and it doesn't have its basis in ethics. -- nm - Roger More Oct 3, 14:07

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