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To: Dan Evans
"Why should that be a crime? That should be protected free speech.

Because he released the info only to a select few people, NOT publicly- thereby allowing them to trade stocks they knew would be dropping in price- whioch then caused some unsuspecting individual(s) to lose money.

13 posted on 03/14/2004 10:05:26 AM PST by Mr. K
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To: Mr. K

Because he released the info only to a select few people, NOT publicly- thereby allowing them to trade stocks they knew would be dropping in price- whioch then caused some unsuspecting individual(s) to lose money.

The Constitution says we have a right of free speech. It doesn't say that right is void if someone makes a profit from it.

16 posted on 03/14/2004 10:25:38 AM PST by Dan Evans
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