Hans_ wrote:
I agree with Dammy that this suggests that they are serious about a settlement. They also asked for a specific judge to act as a mediator in such talks. However, it is just talk, and any negotiations take time. As nice as it would be, I wouldn't expect OS 4.1 to be available for the SAM 440 motherboard when Amiga OS 4.1 is released a few weeks from now.
Hans
I would not assume anything of the sort yet. Disclosure had to happen sooner or later in the case, so that each side could see the evidence against them from the other party. That is American Law for most, if not all cases if you watch any of the Law related American TV shows.
I would say that this is just a normal phase to the case to show that it is going forward to the next phase. Progress in the case may still be released, but none of the sensitive details, or information about OS4, or also any information that the parties can prove would be detrimental to their business might be covered under this document to protect information shared between the two opposing parties. The document clearly states that the information requested to be covered by this document must meet the criteria set forth within it to be protected.
In other words, either parties cannot just request that everything from this point forward be covered by a blanket non-disclosure agreement.
Still, this will severely limit the amount of information coming out of the case(s) from this point forward.
That is my take on it, but I am not a lawyer either.
Edit: Although I read through most all of the document, after a while it gets pretty boring and I skimmed through some of it at the end. I did NOT see the part about asking for a specific Judge to act as the mediator. If that is the case, ignore what I have written above.
