premise: 5. Obligations of parties under this Agreement shall not apply to information which: a. was already in the public domain when disclosed; or subsequently falls into the public domain other than through disclosure by the Recipient; or disclosed by the Recipient with the written approval of the Owner; b. was already in the possession of or known by the Recipient free of any obligation at the time disclosed to Recipient; c. becomes known to the Recipient from a source other than the Owner without breach of this Agreement by the Recipient;