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EU: Journalists and whistleblowers protected under new Trade Secrets Directive

12 January 2016

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"The final version of the EU's draft Trade Secrets Directive provides greater legal protection for journalists and whistleblowers who act in the public interest"

See the full text: Journalists and whistleblowers protected under new Trade Secrets Directive (euractiv, link)

And see: Proposed: DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (pdf)

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