Comments on: Script anachronism sinks idea-theft claim https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/01/script-anachronism-sinks-idea-theft-claim/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 29 May 2008 05:12:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Marty https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/01/script-anachronism-sinks-idea-theft-claim/comment-page-1/#comment-1983 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:38:44 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3020#comment-1983 Interesting case. FWIW, i find references to “Palm Pilot” on Usenet newsgroups as early as Feb 1996.

]]> By: Deoxy https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/01/script-anachronism-sinks-idea-theft-claim/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:06:35 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3020#comment-1982 So, let me se if I get this straight:

If they had won the suit, they would get lots of money.

If they had lost the suit, it would have cost them little or nothing.

If they got busted for FRAUD, they have to pay the opposing side’s court costs…

Um, shouldn’t there be some kind of, you know, PUNISHMENT for committing fraud? Something besides just “the other side’s court costs”, which they should have had to pay with just a very weak case WITHOUT fraud.

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