It’s not news that tech reporting has morphed into the crime beat. But the recent charges of sticky fingers by an administrative assistant at the Barksdale Group and two Lucent employees are likely to be a mere warm-up for the Avant trade-secrets trial.
Never heard of it? You will. Jury selection began Monday. Media coverage so far is minimal, but reporters are expecting high drama in what the San Jose Mercury News is billing “the most brazen example of intellectual property theft to ever hit the tech industry.”
