Hi D20

 >>  > Um, at least in the US, burden of proof rests with the
 >>  > plaintiff, not the
 >>  > defendant.  You can drag me to court, but if your argument
 >>  > is, "prove you
 >>  > didn't," I'll just lean back, kick up my feet, and say,
 >>  > "prove I did.
 >>  > Burden of proof is yours, not mine...

 >>  Not necessarily.

 >>  Law and Practice sec. 7.2.1, p. 8 (1989): "the fact that the defendant had
 >>  access so the plaintiff's work and that the defendant's work is similar to
 >>  the plaintiff's can form the basis for an inference that the defendant
 >>  copied her work from the plaintiff's work".

 >>  The plaintiff must only establish that you had access to their work and
 >>  that
 >>  the defendant's work is similar in order to shift the burden of proof you
 >>  the defendant.

And in most cases 'access to their work' would mean access to the Internet or visiting 
a games shop!


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