Bunner

Computer & Communications Industry Association, Edward J. Black, American Committee for Interoperable Systems, Howard M. Freedland, Williams & Connolly, Suzanne H. Woods, Washington, Dist. of Columbia, Counsel for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs-Respondents.

Huber & Samuelson, Allonn E. Levy, First Amendment Project, James Wheaton, Oakland, David Greene, Tomlinson Zisko Morosoli & Maser, Thomas E. Moore, Palo Alto, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Robin Dora Gross, Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant.

Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Annette L. Hurst, San Francisco, Counsel for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant Appellant.

PREMO, Acting P.J.

This appeal arises from an action for injunctive relief brought under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Civil Code section 3426 et. seq. After learning that its trade secret had been revealed in DVD decryption software published on the Internet, plaintiff DVD Copy Control Association (DVDCCA) sought an injunction against defendant Andrew Bunner and numerous other Internet web-site operators to prevent future disclosure or use of the secret. The trial court granted a preliminary injunction, which required the defendants to refrain from…