Legal Opinion
DVD Copy Control Ass'n, Inc. v. Bunner
California Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 2003No. S102588PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN, J.
Today we resolve an apparent conflict between California’s trade secret law (Civ. Code, § 3426 et seq.)1 and the free speech clauses of the United States and California Constitutions. In this case, a Web site operator posted trade secrets owned by another on his Internet Web site despite knowing or having reason to know that the secrets were acquired by improper means. The trial court found that the operator misappropriated these trade secrets in violation of section 3426.1 and issued a preliminary injunction pursuant to section 3426.2, subdivision (a), prohibiting the…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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