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On the recordApril 17, 1997
I would also say I was a little bit surprised to hear my friend from California worried so much about the rights of people under trade secrets because I had previously in my conversations with him and in his amendment understood him to be somewhat critical of the trade secrets doctrine and to be interested in narrowing it substantially.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing trade secrets and a colleague's stance on the issue.

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