San Francisco Chronicle, November 24, 2010 by James Temple and Benny Evangelista
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It might be a big enough number to inadvertently hamper technology development, Samuelson said…. Samuelson is worried the decision could make some companies overly cautious of pursuing otherwise innovative work that might appear comparable to existing products in the eyes of a jury. “People will be less likely to do things that might be worth doing because a jury might decide it was on this side of the (legal) line, instead of that side,” she said.