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SimulaVR Has Been Subpoenaed by Meta Platforms, Inc

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Re: SimulaVR Has Been Subpoenaed by Meta Platforms, Inc

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Post by endominus »

From their post, it appears that Simula don't intend to comply with the subpoena. IANAL. Does receipt of these documents carry an obligation to provide the documents and deposition requested? Does this open them to later legal action if they refuse? It seems like a strange thing for a corporation to be able to demand that other companies hand over stuff like this, no matter the circumstance.

Re: SimulaVR Has Been Subpoenaed by Meta Platforms, Inc

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Post by pyb »

endominus wrote: post #3

From their post, it appears that Simula don't intend to comply with the subpoena. IANAL. Does receipt of these documents carry an obligation to provide the documents and deposition requested? Does this open them to later legal action if they refuse? It seems like a strange thing for a corporation to be able to demand that other companies hand over stuff like this, no matter the circumstance.

Nowhere does it say that they don't intend to comply.

Re: SimulaVR Has Been Subpoenaed by Meta Platforms, Inc

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Post by georgewsinger »

endominus wrote: post #3

From their post, it appears that Simula don't intend to comply with the subpoena. IANAL. Does receipt of these documents carry an obligation to provide the documents and deposition requested? Does this open them to later legal action if they refuse? It seems like a strange thing for a corporation to be able to demand that other companies hand over stuff like this, no matter the circumstance.

Just to clarify: we're seeking legal counsel and intend to comply with the law.

Many other larger companies have fought these subpoenas (Snap, etc) and, as far as we can tell, still had to hand over items.

Re: SimulaVR Has Been Subpoenaed by Meta Platforms, Inc

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Post by extropy »

endominus wrote: post #3

From their post, it appears that Simula don't intend to comply with the subpoena. IANAL. Does receipt of these documents carry an obligation to provide the documents and deposition requested? Does this open them to later legal action if they refuse? It seems like a strange thing for a corporation to be able to demand that other companies hand over stuff like this, no matter the circumstance.

The subpoena is issued by a judge for a pending case, you can either fight it by submitting an opposing motion or be held in contempt of court which in this case is pretty much a loss.

Re: SimulaVR Has Been Subpoenaed by Meta Platforms, Inc

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Post by LeonenTheDK »

Well that is unfortunate. I would not want to be in Simula's position, I'm sure they've got enough on their plate without having to deal with stuff like this that they barely have an impact on in the first place.

I understand that Meta needs to prove they're not a monopoly, and apparently the way to do that is through other companies laying their cards on the table, but my goodness would I feel uncomfortable giving core business plans, outlooks, and associated data to a huge (and arguably unethical) company like Meta.

It's unreal that this is just a thing that can be done, but I'd expect those documents to never reach the eyes of anyone who guides business decisions at Meta. Or so I hope. Or maybe this kind of information isn't as sensitive as I think, I don't run a business and have no plans to currently, so I'm not savvy in that department.

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