'Don't use the courts': copyright lessons from a costly saga
From $4.1m to $47k in damages and a footnote to financial statements.
Nicola Shepheard
Thu, 19 Aug 2021
A 15-year copyright infringement case that has cost hundreds of thousands in legal fees, all but outlasted the niche technology at its heart and left parties on both sides badly jaded, received a curt footnote in company financial statements this month.
“Napier Tool & Die was removed from the
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Nicola Shepheard
Thu, 19 Aug 2021
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'Don't use the courts': copyright lessons from a costly saga
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