What was the irreparable damage? 4duh now will be unable to sell
underpowered engines to unsuspecting speed freaks? Hooray for Robert
Lane! Maybe the R/T group can hire him. He sure helped the Ko-Bra owners!
On Tue, 7 Sep 1999 19:48:07 -0400 "The Man From Utopia" <tmfu@home.com>
writes:
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---- >---- > > > >01:57 PM ET 09/07/99 > > Judge Denies Ford Internet Request > By JUSTIN HYDE= > Associated Press Writer= > DETROIT (AP) _ A federal judge Tuesday denied Ford Motor >Co.'s > request to block a man from putting Ford's internal documents on > his Internet site, saying such an order would violate the First > Amendment. > U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds did ban Robert Lane, a > 32-year-old nursing student and Ford enthusiast, from destroying > any Ford documents he might have. She also ordered Lane not to > violate Ford copyrights and ordered him not to solicit information > from Ford employees. > Ford claimed publishing the documents violated laws >against > disclosing trade secrets. But Edmunds said while Ford had a strong > case, blocking Lane from putting the documents on the Internet > would be an illegal prior restraint of speech. > ``The courts have steadfastly held that the First >Amendment does > not permit the prior restraint of speech by way of injunction, even > in circumstances where the disclosure threatens vital economic > interests,'' Edmunds wrote in her opinion. > Lane and his site, www.BlueOvalNews.com, had been under a > temporary restraining order issued Aug. 25 ordering himàno > do > remarkable things when it comes to our freedoms ... even when faced > by huge corporations such as the Ford Motor Company!'' said a > message posted on the site Tuesday. > In a statement, Ford said it was pleased with the ruling >because > it kept Lane from duplicating Ford documents protected by > copyright. Ford spokesman Terry Bresnihan said the company has not > decided whether to pursue any further actions against Lane. > Lane has testified he has received 112 Ford documents from > anonymous sources, including blueprints and production schedules. > Among the documents is an internal memo detailing problems >with > the 1999 Mustang SVT Cobra. Ford announced recently that all 5,300 > models sold had been recalled to fix exhaust problems that cut as > much as 50 horsepower from the 320 horsepower the car is supposed > to have. > In a court filing, Ford claimed Lane has ``inflicted >irreparable > harm'' by posting blueprints for new engines, schedules for new > vehicles and product planning memos. > >Richard in San Antonio
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