Sounds like hooey to me. US law and the referenced State Secrets Act has no legal standing in UK. The CIA had no power to do anything in this case.
If there’s anything to their story, their own government was the one that got to the judge. BTW, Britain has had similar powers, probably more extensive, under the Official Secrets Act for a very long time indeed.
On rereading it appears they claim the court ruling against them was in a US court. No attempt to show why a case of several Brits against an Afghan was being tried in a US court.
Very poorly written article. Or possibly I’m just losing my reading comprehension. :)
On rereading it appears they claim the court ruling against them was in a US court. No attempt to show why a case of several Brits against an Afghan was being tried in a US court.
Very poorly written article. Or possibly I’m just losing my reading comprehension. :)
Anyway, we did not file a patent thus keeping the technology unobtrusive. In addition, we would not sell our products to any government agency as we did not want anyone’s official interest to get tweaked.
Everyone involved in technology should be aware of the pros and cons of going public with a patent versus keeping something proprietary and confidential. It is not only your competitors to consider but also the government laying claim to your technology.
Anyway, we did not file a patent thus keeping the technology unobtrusive. In addition, we would not sell our products to any government agency as we did not want anyone’s official interest to get tweaked.
Everyone involved in technology should be aware of the pros and cons of going public with a patent versus keeping something proprietary and confidential. It is not only your competitors to consider but also the government laying claim to your technology.
The CIA did all that?... I don’t think so...
The CIA couldn’t find the manufacturer of Richard Simmons Pink Turkey Suit.. they may come up with a Chinese knockoff...