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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: SECOND reply to hkk@n
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milne@crl.com (Andrew Milne)

: >Judge Whyte specifically found that the copyrights were valid and
: >rejected Erlich's challenge to them. This has never been an issue. Erlich
: >only tried to make it one because he didn't have a coherent defense on
: >the point of copyright infringement.
                                           
Michael A. Chance (mchance@crl.com) wrote:
>: Incorrect.  Read the judge's ruling again.  Judge Whyte specifically
>: ruled that the copyrights on several of the documents were invalid,
>: and only that the remaining copyrights *MAY* be valid.  That issue has


OSA:
>Not so. Judge Whyte:
>"In light of plaintiff's evidence of validity, see Hawkins Decl., and the
>lack of a persuasive challenge to the validity of the copyrights by
>Erlich, the court finds that plaintiffs' registrations are strong evidence
>of the validity of their claimed copyrights."
 
    The case is not decided until it goes to jury.  A preliminary
    ruling of "... strong evidence of the validity ..." long 
    before all the evidence has been presented is only valid as 
    it applies to injunctive relief.
    
    Quit lying, Milne.  You don't do it that well.
    
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