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To: RockyBalboa who wrote (4653)	3/8/1999 8:35:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32887

Re: Yahoo! targeted over board postings Defense contractor Raytheon sues employees it thinks published trade secrets. By Maria Seminerio, ZDNN March 7, 1999 10:30 AM PT Defense giant Raytheon Corp. has filed suit against 21 anonymous online chatters it believes are employees who divulged trade secrets on Yahoo! Inc. discussion boards. The Lexington, Mass.-based company is also seeking an injunction forcing Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO), in Santa Clara, Calif., to identify the individuals in order to determine whether they are in fact Raytheon employees, Raytheon spokeswoman Toni Simonetti said. The case could further test the extent to which Internet sites are held liable for the material they publish. The lawsuit was filed not to prevent workers from discussing company matters, but to protect sensitive trade secrets, she said. <snip> Idea exchange encouraged A Yahoo! spokeswoman said the company will identify the chatters if ordered to do so by the court, and added that past court rulings have concluded Yahoo! cannot be held legally responsible for content posted on its message boards by chatters. A disclaimer on the site tells users that Yahoo! can't guarantee information posted on its message boards is true, and bars users from posting harassing, defamatory or libelous information, or data that otherwise violates the law. <snip> Raytheon is also seeking an injunction against the unnamed chatters barring them from further disclosure of company information, along with compensatory damages, attorney's fees and other expenses. Full story: zdnet.com - Jeff