Comment by akudha
1 month ago
Expensive compared to what? Paying a bunch of lawyers and dragging a lawsuit for five years? Don’t lawyers, judges, court personnel’s time cost money?
They even refused to provide the database schema - how is providing just the schema expensive? Or hard to do?
As I understand it, the trial was about whether or not providing the database schema is a security risk.
> Your request seeks a copy of tables or columns within each table of CANVAS. The dissemination of these pieces of network information could jeopardize the security of the systems of the City of Chicago.
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43175628