I have no problem with your ethical position. It's the juvenile games of some that have become annoying.
On Aug 26, 2006, at 9:29 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > It's more than that Paul. If you have a source which gives you info on > the condition you keep quiet about it, you should, or next time that > source won't tell you. It's more tha personal ethics, it's a matter of > not burning someone who did you a favour. You may not have signed the > NDA, but the source probably did, so they're teh ones who will get into > trouble. > > Like others, I have access to the information in question. I'm not > going > to divulge it as I don't want my source to get into trouble. Until know > I've avoided letting on that I knew about it, having stuck to pointing > out what it couldn't be based on Aaron's posts. > > -Adam > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> That's true as a matter of personal ethic, but it's not legally >> binding. Having worked in the automotive press for many years, I know >> writers have to sign for embargoed information. That's legally >> binding. >> The embargos don't permit the communication of the material to anyone, >> even on a one-to-one basis. So the embargo has essentially been >> violated already at some point in the chain, probably by the person >> who >> told Aaron. Because I doubt that Aaron had to sign for the >> information, >> although someone did at some point in the chain. Now it's just >> spreading a rumor. But I find the coy: We know but we can't tell you >> messages here to be very juvenile. >> Paul >> On Aug 26, 2006, at 7:29 AM, John Forbes wrote: >> >> >>> He is embargoed if he was given information on condition that he keep >>> quiet about it. >>> >>> John >>> >>> On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:41:58 +0100, Paul Stenquist >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> By the way, anyone who has knowledge of the K10 camera and who is >>>> not >>>> a camera dealer or a journalist is in no way obligated to observe an >>>> embargo on information. >>>> Paul >>>> On Aug 25, 2006, at 11:33 PM, David Savage wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I ain't playing your guessing game this time. >>>>> >>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>> On 8/26/06, Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
