Tim Burke’s legal case could hinge on precisely how he accessed Fox News videos
If Tim Burke, the nationally recognized Tampa-based media consultant, happened to find the website where he obtained unaired Fox News footage and then published the videos, legal experts say his activity probably was not a crime.
But if Burke obtained the videos through underhanded means — like working in cooperation with another person to hack into the website, as a federal indictment alleges — then he could be in trouble.
That’s the general consensus among First Amendment attorneys who spoke with the Tampa Bay Times after Burke was indicted last week. The case against Burke, they say, hinges on precisely…
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