Re: IP: Re: Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education (fwd)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

A clarification. I am not accusing him of conflict  just reflecting that 
the principles of the Panels I have sat on -- like the NRCs is to state 
your possible conflicts and or biases. I had no way of knowing Evans 
association with MS so it impacts my ability to evaluate the writings. We 
see that often in the Internet policy discussions :-)

Dave

At 03:21 PM 12/7/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> Could be a potential conflict of interest on the part of Evans ?? At least 
> an unstated connection. djf
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 14:14:47 -0600
> > From: "Falk, Donald M." <DFalk () mayerbrown com>
> > To: "David Farber" <dave () farber net>
> >
> >
> > Sorry for the delay.  Our Microsoft mail server crashed while I was
> > assembling some responsive data.
> >
> > Evans assisted Schmalensee in preparing the latter's testimony for
> > Microsoft in the antitrust case.
> >
> >
> > Attached are two articles [available on request djf] by Evans that (in 
> > footnotes) acknowledge his
> > status as a Microsoft consultant.  There are others, including others
> > coauthored with Schmalensee, but I don't have softcopy handy. I recall
> > at least one that was circulated as part of the MSFT PR effort during
> > the trial.
> >
> > In the Microsoft Trial Transcript 1/14/99 (a.m.)at 48-49 -- Schmalensee
> > (MSFT's testifying economist) notes that Evans or one of the NERA people
> > with him handed him responsive materials during a break in proceedings,
> > and identifies NERA as his support for the MSFT work.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Donald M. Falk
> > Mayer, Brown & Platt
> > 555 College Avenue
> > Palo Alto, California 94306
> > 650.331.2030
> > 650.331.2060 (fax)
> >
> > Be sure to check out www.appellate.net
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
> > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:49 AM
> > To: Falk, Donald M.
> > Subject: RE: Re: Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education
> > (fwd)
> >
> >
> >
> > >Evans works for Microsoft,
> >
> >
> > Can you aim me at a ref for that
>
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