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AMD Subpoenas to Stop Document Destruction

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-sue dept.

cyberfunk2 writes "It appears that a court has granted AMD a "no-shred" request with respect to documents related to its' charges of Intel anticompetitive behavior. 9 of the 32 companies subpoenaed so far have said they will adhere to the order. The 9 are Acer, Gateway, Lenovo, NEC, Rackable Systems, Sony, Sun, Tech Data and Circuit City. Others have promised to respond soon."

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  1. What about electronic shredding ? by Arthur+B. · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I guess they have many electronic documents as well... Does the order apply to "not deleting the file". More specifically, how do they intend to enforce this order ! They can't obviously sit and ensure that no shredding is performed or no document is deleted !

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    1. Re:What about electronic shredding ? by rokzy · · Score: 4, Insightful

      the point is that now this order is made, if someone claims they "accidentally" deleted something then they still go to jail. it shifts burden of proof from AMD proving the document was incriminating to other people proving it wasn't.

  2. Re:How Much Paperwork Can a Lawyer Process? by Dan+Ost · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Also, even if the court battle drags on for years and never resolves, in the
    meantime, Intel is pressured to not engage in the types of behavior that this
    battle is about. Essentially, just starting the court battle protects AMD
    from additional actions by Intel that might appear anti-competative.

    It's also free advertising for AMD and hurts Intel's public image.

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    *sigh* back to work...