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It's not about making it reasonable, it's an open threat to punish anyone who does decide to benchmark Oracle. Nobody's going to win the case, but whoever violates the term will surely wind up bankrupt defending themselves.

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Publish benchmarks as an LLC, then just go ahead and declare bankruptcy.

This is a very dangerous advice to follow in general.

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It's probably a reference to "piercing the corporate veil":

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/personal-liability-p...

TL;DR: If a judge thinks your corp was just a protective shell, you can be held personally liable for its debts, and your assets can be seized.

Better yet, publish as a Russian or Chinese resident. Disclose results to a (preferably not Oracle-using) tech newspaper on the condition of anonymity.

Publish your paper directly to SciHub anonymously.

Last time I checked, Oracle had some kind of branch in Russia. Not sure whether that clause is enforceable within Russia laws, but they could just bribe police, so they would make one's life quite miserable.

Money is money everywhere. May be even more so in Russia.

I have no idea about China, though.

publish over tor with steps to replicate. lack of authority shouldn't be a problem because anyone can replicate it. reputable people might even be able to say they endorse the findings without running afoul of the EULA, considering they're just saying yes/no, not disclosing the results of the benchmark.

That is very wrong with the US system. It should be "loser pays"

Sometimes it is, but you still have to get to that point, and it can take years.

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