Documents censored in Microsoft-Google case
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft documents concerning a former executive who went to rival Google can't be sealed but deserve protection because they contain trade secrets, a judge ruled yesterday.
King County Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez edited two documents that Microsoft regards as confidential, then released them in a much-abbreviated form.
"The court has determined, after weighing the public's right to access against Microsoft's right to protect trade secrets, that sealing in their entirety is not the least restrictive alternative," Gonzalez wrote.