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"This document, originally proposed as a draft brief of amicus curiae, has been endorsed as an OSI position paper by OSI's Board of Directors. The Board has concluded on advice of counsel that OSI cannot seek amicus status in advance of pleadings. The option to seek amicus status at a future time remains open."

Since most people in other countries think of US lawsuits as mostly having to do with things like putting poodles in microwave ovens and hot coffee crotch spills, it might be in order to explain the term amicus curiae.

Amicus curiae: "... a phrase that literally means "friend of the court" -- someone who is not a party to the litigation, but who believes that the court's decision may affect its interest."