Section 6.7 Receipt of Tortiously Obtained Information

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4. (§6.7) Receipt of Tortiously Obtained Information

A newspaper or broadcaster does not commit intrusion by mere receipt of tortiously obtained information, even when the medium has actual knowledge of the impropriety. See:

· Tureen v. Equifax, Inc., 571 F.2d 411, 417 n.7 (8 ^th Cir. 1978)

· McNally v. Pulitzer Publ’g Co., 532 F.2d 69, 79 n.14 (8 ^th Cir. 1976)

· Pearson v. Dodd, 410 F.2d 701, 705 (D.C. Cir. 1969), cert. denied, 395 U.S. 947 (1969)

Further, the Supreme Court has held that if the information obtained is of public...