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Bring a California company in front of a Texas jury, and call wild-haired Stanford visiting professor Diffie as a witness? I'm afraid this says more about the b
by natch 13y ago
Bring a California company in front of a Texas jury, and call wild-haired Stanford visiting professor Diffie as a witness? I'm afraid this says more about the bigotry of the jury members toward Californians than it does about the case. My hunch is they (wrongly in so many ways) thought they would teach the hippie a lesson.
- clarkm 13y agoAnd you think this because?
- natch 13y agoBecause of the jury's decision.
- tsotha 13y agoDo you have any actual reason to believe this?
- natch 13y agoThe jury's decision... frankly I trust Whit Diffie on this stuff more than I would trust a jury from Marshall.
- tsotha 13y agoYou're attributing motivation, though, based on no evidence.
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- natch 13y agoIt's a hunch, as I said. My evidence is my own experience, but that's known only to me, to be fair. You have a better hunch? Let's hear it.
- tsotha 13y agoMy hunch is the jury really did try to judge the case on its merits. I think it's a lot more likely than your hunch.
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- enneff 13y agoThis comment makes you the bigot.
- deelowe 13y agoPot, meet kettle? Ahh yes. Nothing but knuckle draggers out there. Am I right? Nevermind all the great engineering schools, top cancer centers, and major tech hubs. Nope. Texas is nothing but racist bigots despite being one of the most racially and culturally (the most?) states in the union. Believe it or not, the lower right 1/3 of the US is a little more diverse than is portrayed on Dallas and The Dukes of Hazzard.
- consultant23522 13y agoI grew up and live in the lower right 1/3 of the US and his depiction is not that far off. Based on totally made up statistics that I'm pulling from my nether regions right now I'd guess at least one jury member had the exact thought the GP mentioned, while at least a few others just subconsciously would not lend credibility to the "dirty hippy."
- woodchuck64 13y agoI think you're absolutely right. In fact, the TQP lawyer went on the attack, which would be a miscalculation anywhere but Texas: > TQP lawyer Marc Fenster could have acknowledged Diffie's accomplishments while arguing that his client—an admittedly little guy—still should get his rights, his little piece of "intellectual property." > That's not what Fenster did. He went on the attack. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/newegg-trial-crypto-legend-diffie-takes-the-stand-to-knock-out-patent/2/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/newegg-trial-cryp...