Access toCommercial Information.pptVIP

Access to Commercial Information A Comparative Overview Darian PavliOpen Society Justice Initiative Access to Commercial Info in the US US FOIA Case-law: Exemption 4 “Trade secrets … and commercial or financial information … [that is] privileged or confidential” Trade secrets: traditional v. FOIA definition: any info that provides competitive advantage v. info related to production process Public Citizen case Confidential financial info: National Parks’ objective test: Would disclosure impair govt’s ability to obtain the info in the future? Would it cause substantial harm to comp