PTX0850 Court exhibits
Five Rules of Thumb Words matter. Especially in antitrust law. Courts and regulators often focus on the intent behind a decision, and they typically determine that intent based on email, notes, and Post-it's. Exaggerations, sarcasm, and terms loaded with unintended legal meaning can create an issue, even where our intent was perfectly legitimate. To help ensure that what we write accurately reflects our intent, here are a few quick guidelines: 1. We're out to help users, not hurt competitors. 2. Our users should always be free to switch, and we don't lock anyone in.
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Filed as an exhibit in United States v. Google. The PDF is not redistributed here.