Page 225 - Case Book 2017 - 2020

QRW µIUHHO\ DYDLODEOH¶ ([DPSOHV DUH LQIRUPDWLRQ VXSSOLHG RQO\ WR WKRVH
ERDWV WKDW KDYH SDLG D VXEVFULSWLRQ IHH RU RWKHU IHH IRU WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG

LQIRUPDWLRQ ZKRVH ORFDWLRQ RQ WKH LQWHUQHW LV KLGGHQ RU REVFXUH

7KH FRVWV RI HTXLSPHQW RU VRIWZDUH DQG IHHV IRU FRPPXQLFDWLRQ VHUYLFHV
DUH QRW FRVWV IRU WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ WKDW FDQ EH REWDLQHG ZLWK WKDW HTXLSPHQW
VRIWZDUH RU FRPPXQLFDWLRQV VHUYLFH )RU H[DPSOH D FRVW WR D FRPSHWLWRU
IRU D FRPSXWHU RU FHOO SKRQH DQG IRU LQWHUQHW DFFHVV LV QRW FRQVLGHUHG D
FRVW IRU WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ WKDW WKH FRPSHWLWRU FDQ REWDLQ ZLWK WKDW
HTXLSPHQW ,I WKHUH LV QR FKDUJH IRU DFFHVV WR WKDW LQIRUPDWLRQ WKH
LQIRUPDWLRQ LV µIUHHO\ DYDLODEOH¶

+RZHYHU LQIRUPDWLRQ LV QRW µIUHHO\ DYDLODEOH¶ LI DFFHVV WR LW LV OLPLWHG WR

SHUVRQV ZKR KDYH SXUFKDVHG VSHFLDO SXUSRVH HTXLSPHQW RU VRIWZDUH IURP
WKH SHUVRQ RU RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKDW SURYLGHV WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ 6XFK LQIRUPDWLRQ
LV QRW µIUHHO\ DYDLODEOH¶ HYHQ LI WKHUH LV QR DGGLWLRQDO FKDUJH PDGH IRU
UHFHLYLQJ WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ XVLQJ WKH VSHFLDO SXUSRVH HTXLSPHQW RU VRIWZDUH
)RU H[DPSOH DQ\ GDWD RU LQIRUPDWLRQ WKDW FDQ EH UHWULHYHG DW QR FRVW XVLQJ
DQ H[LVWLQJ LQWHUQHW DFFHVV DFFRXQW LV µIUHHO\ DYDLODEOH¶ +RZHYHU GDWD RU
LQIRUPDWLRQ LV QRW µIUHHO\ DYDLODEOH¶ LI LW LV RQO\ DFFHVVLEOH LI RQH SD\V WKH

SHUVRQ RU RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKDW SURYLGHV WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ IRU VSHFLDO SXUSRVH
KDUGZDUH RU DSSOLFDWLRQ VRIWZDUH

,Q DGGLWLRQ WR WKH DERYH FRQVLGHUDWLRQV LQIRUPDWLRQ LV QRW µIUHHO\
DYDLODEOH¶ LI LW EHFRPHV DYDLODEOH VR FORVH WR WKH VWDUW RI D UDFH WKDW
FRPSHWLWRUV GR QRW KDYH D UHDVRQDEOH SHULRG RI WLPH WR ILQG LW DQG
IDPLOLDUL]H WKHPVHOYHV ZLWK LW 7KLV SUHYHQWV RQH FRPSHWLWRU IURP
DUUDQJLQJ IRU GDWD WR EH SRVWHG MXVW EHIRUH D UDFH ZLWK RWKHU FRPSHWLWRUV
QRW KDYLQJ WKH WLPH WR ILQG LW DQG IDPLOLDUL]H WKHPVHOYHV ZLWK LW

1RWH WKDW LQ DGGLWLRQ WR WKH SURYLVLRQV LQ UXOH D FODVV UXOH PD\ SURKLELW

FHUWDLQ HTXLSPHQW IURP EHLQJ RQ ERDUG D ERDW DQG VXFK D FODVV UXOH PD\
WKHUHIRUH OLPLW LQIRUPDWLRQ WKDW D ERDW PD\ XVH

)DFWV IRU 4XHVWLRQ

%RDW $ LV D ODUJH ERDW ZLWK SOHQW\ RI VSDFH IRU HTXLSPHQW DQG D ODUJH FUHZ
ZLWK D GHGLFDWHG QDYLJDWRU ZHDWKHU URXWHU RQ ERDUG 6KH KDV DQ ,QPDUVDW RU
96$7 V\VWHP DQG SD\V D PRQWKO\ FRPPXQLFDWLRQV IHH RI HQDEOLQJ

ODUJH DPRXQWV RI GRZQORDGV DQG EURZVLQJ RI WKH LQWHUQHW 7KH ERDW¶V
REMHFWLYH LQ KDYLQJ YHU\ JRRG DFFHVV WR WKH LQWHUQHW LV WR KDYH DFFHVV WR
GLJLWDO ZHDWKHU LQIRUPDWLRQ IRU XVH LQ URXWLQJ $OO WKH GDWD XVHG E\ WKH ERDW
DUH DYDLODEOH WKURXJKRXW WKH \HDU DW QR FKDUJH WR DQ\RQH ZLWK LQWHUQHW