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[IP] more on more on if this is the same bill we talked about Accuweather is STRETCHING the truth





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From: "Clayton, Nik" <nik.clayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: June 9, 2005 12:44:49 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx, Ip ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [IP] more on if this is the same bill we talked about Accuweather is STRETCHING the truth


It's the same bill.  Section 2(b) says "The Secretary of Commerce
shall not provide, or assist other entities in providing, a product
or service (other than a product or service described in subsection
(a)(1)) that is or could be provided by the private sector".

"Stretching the truth" is far too kind.


And while 2(c)(1) says that the data must be released in real time,
2(c)(2) says:

  "MODE OF ISSUANCE- Data, information, guidance, forecasts, and
   warnings shall be issued under paragraph (1) through a set of
   data portals designed for volume access by commercial providers
   or products or services and by such other mechanisms as the
   Secretary of Commerce considers appropriate for purposes of that
   paragraph."

Anyone with some media clout care to call them out on this?

N


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