What does "getting scooped" mean? I hear (and use) the phrase 'getting scooped' to refer to an instance where researcher A uses the ideas of researcher B and publishes before B can publish.
Is this strictly correct, and does it necessarily connote bad faith? Alternatively, is it still 'getting scooped' if researcher A came up with the idea on their own and just happened to publish first?
Any history or etymology of this phrase would be much appreciated.
There's no suggestion of dishonesty in the word.

scoop:
Informal:
Publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper,
or radio or television station).
&quot;time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures&quot;

https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
But do listen to Tom Lehrer's  Lobachevsky.