Thanks for posting that. A good summary with the useful battle of the lawyers quotes.
Here's another lawyer sound bite from the story linked below that will make most of the folks here feel good:
"Jackson has already made up his mind," said William Kovacik, a George Washington University antitrust law professor who attended most of the trial this week and has followed it from the beginning. "He's making it really difficult for them to get their evidence on the table. He's making Microsoft fight for every yard."
Most of the SeaTimes story covers what was apparently an entertaining day in the court as Microsoft's lawyers finally got their gotcha with Felton's silly removal program:
Defense spars with expert over browser-removal program
seattletimes.com
This time, [Microsoft lawyer Steven] Holley came to court prepared and confident. Microsoft's attorneys were smiling. Richard Urowsky, one of the chief legal minds behind Microsoft's case, repeatedly turned completely around in his chair to watch the reaction of journalists covering the trial.
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Jackson questioned the test's validity.
"They are irrelevant if Dr. Felten seems to think they aren't probative of something," the judge said. Holley insisted that the test be allowed.
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"As much as I respect your technical ability," Jackson told Holley, "you cannot provide the authentication for this."
Holley insisted: "The demonstration is so dramatic that I think you will appreciate it."
Jackson relented.
"Well, Mr. Holley really wants to run this program," Jackson said, as the courtroom broke out in laughter. "Just click on whatever he tells you to click on."
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[After he had run the removal program], Holley told Felten to click on usdoj.gov , the Department of Justice's Web site and sulcrom.com , the site for Holley's law firm. The sites came alive.
Holley said: "What is that, Mr. Felten?"
Felten replied: "I don't know how it got there."
Holley: "That's the Internet."
Felten: "Could be." |
