Shoutbox

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Originally posted by absorbation
I stick to my principle policy. When a government report is leaked, newspapers freely published its contents.

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Governments are supposed to be transparent organisations: they rule the country, and make decisions which affect every single individual in that country, which makes it a special case. Some screenshots of Microsoft's latest product isn't exactly important. In fact, it's a trade secret.

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Originally posted by absrobation
Despite I know it causes great problems when information is leaked, and can be costly to repair, it doesn't mean any company, organisation or government has the right to stop any form of media from talking about it.

I believe the Digital Millennium Copyright Act should only be used for infringement of copyright, and that alone.

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The government does not have this right for the above reason. In theory, you are infringing copyright by uploading screenshots. As for "leaked details" I guess it's not particularly covered, but then this information was gleaned from those illegal screenshots. Grey area.

I don't really understand why Microsoft are so up tight about it, but it's their choice, and it should be respect.