Mr. Isaacson said CNN would not claim exclusivity on any videotaped response and would invite competitors to use it.
The trial stems from Macy's lawsuits against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Penney, claiming exclusivity of some Martha Stewart designer home goods, along with other issues.
But here is a possible clue to what Craigslist's position may be in all of this: Craigslist in August tried to claim exclusivity on posts made on its site — although later it dropped that idea.
20th Century Fox, though not part of the litigation, contested Cameron's participation, claiming exclusivity on his services as a director under yet another contract.
Author Jessica Massa, who interviewed hundreds of singles and couples for her book, The Gaggle: How to Find Love in the Post-Dating World informs us that many couples claim exclusivity, but won't call it a relationship.
After all, although the U.S. Constitution actually gives Congress more authority in foreign and defense policies than the president, chief executives, ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt, have wielded the constitutionally narrow role of commander-in-chief too broadly, so as to even claim exclusivity of power in this realm.
Presenting biomedical perspectives without dismissing patient beliefs and negotiating a shared treatment plan without claiming exclusivity are cardinal.
Non-medical beliefs should not be challenged or dismissed and the clinician should not claim exclusivity or superiority of the biomedical model.
Penney has also fought to develop workarounds to an injunction, from last summer, that prevents it from using Stewart's brand within the product categories where Macy's claims exclusivity, plastering her name on items not covered by the order, such as curtains, party favors, and olive oil.
Mr Blitzer said the network would claim no exclusivity over the tape and would let other news organisations make their own judgments.
