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> company confidential information is not protected by any law This is not the case. Presumably the original leaker(s) are in violation of their contracts wit
by jMyles 11y ago
> company confidential information is not protected by any law
This is not the case. Presumably the original leaker(s) are in violation of their contracts with the company and possibly Panamanian criminal law (which I know nothing about). In some jurisdictions, there may also be statutory civil liability surrounding the subsequent losses realized as the result of the information being in the hands of these non-parties.
- zanny 11y agoAren't these documents the copyright of Mossack Fonseca? They could just sue everyone reproducing copies for copyright infringement, beyond just the original leaker breaking contract and also committing copyright infringement. If there is no license, full rights are reserved and copyright is implied.
- MagnumOpus 11y agoThey could sue but they would lose because of fair use/fair dealing clauses. In the UK for instance the rule is: "Fair dealing for criticism, review or quotation is allowed for any type of copyright work. Fair dealing with a work for the purpose of reporting current events is allowed for any type of copyright work other than a photograph. In each of these cases, a sufficient acknowledgment will be required."