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Originally posted by spazlabz@Oct 14 2003, 10:29 AM
But, and I dont mean anything bad by this, but isn't it sort of short sighted to put this information out in the public? Doesn't it give Acacia the oppurtunity to see what the defense has and build a case against whatever they have? I am under the impression that prosecuters (this is ciminal matters now) HAVE to show everything they have to the defense, but that defense doesn't have to show them what they have as a protection for the defendant. Wouldn't this be an unpopular but prudent course of action for those involved in the suit to follow?
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Whether a case be criminal or civil, in the discovery phase, both sides have to disclose the evidence, otherwise the evidence is not allowed to be presented in court.
Our court system allows each side to present their version of the truth, and sandbagging with some evidence that wasn't disclosed during discovery is not allowed..... i'm not a lawyer, but i watch TV..
Posting the prior art is already out of my hands.... other people have already started anyways, so there is no way to control it.
I made my decision recently to present the prior art given the fact that things like the video clip on the Squirt.html page and other prior art evidence would help people who are faced with the decision of whether to settle or not, have some more information.
So it's not a bad thing at all.. quite the opposite, the more eyes looking for prior art and knowing what to look for, the better.
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