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nobody3141592 on Nov 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Warner Bros: We issued takedowns for files we neve...

There is a similar clause in patent applications but I have never heard of a defeated patent involving a prosecution for perjury!

I suspect the burden of proving that it was a deliberate lie to damage the other guy , in a criminal trial, is rather too high.

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