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How the EV1 Deal Went Down (Groklaw)

How the EV1 Deal Went Down (Groklaw)

Posted Oct 18, 2006 4:19 UTC (Wed) by BrucePerens (subscriber, #2510)
Parent article: How the EV1 Deal Went Down (Groklaw)

Memo to executives everywhere: Before you promise to pay anyone $800,000 to avoid a lawsuit, spend at least $80,000 on legal research. It's not clear that this guy even called a lawyer.

Bruce


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How the EV1 Deal Went Down (Groklaw)

Posted Oct 20, 2006 19:14 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]

The Groklaw article says he consulted a lawyer. It also says he took a month or two to think about it and negotiated changes in the license. And those changes show he was well aware of the controversy over whether there was anything to buy.

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