Can Sony sue media outlets who publish the stolen Sony documents?

[Commentary] Does Sony have a legal leg to stand on in demanding that media outlets not publish or otherwise use the stolen Sony documents? Probably not, at least as to most of the information that media outlets would want to publish. Sony is unlikely to prevail -- either by eventually winning in court, or by scaring off prospective publishers -- especially against the well-counseled, relatively deep-pocketed, and insured media organizations that it’s threatening.

[Eugene Volokh is a professor at UCLA School of Law]