From blogs I gather that Liftport has got its self into a legal case.
If an investor is going to use a website as a main source for an investment he probably has a responsibility to read the entire website.
a. Information about the costs of building a Space Elevator.
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http://www.elevator2010.org/faq.html?advanced Providing there is a link to the Elevator2010 site.
2. Copies of Dr Edwards reports. They are in the /papers section.
3. Anything else about costs by Liftport people.
4. Cost estimates by posters on the forums.
b. Time scale for building the Space Elevator.
See the SE Roadmap for a detailed break down.
http://www.liftport.com/papers/SE_Roadmap_v1beta.pdf Public replies to this document show that it was not faked for the trial.
I suspect the Securities Administration are not expecting the defendant to turn up at court with a van full of documents and evidence that the documents existed before the "Statement of Charges" was written.
c. Not professional investors. I do not believe this. They are more likely to be alleged entrapment investors. They buy shares in small companies, wait for the share price to fall and then sue for compensation. Since this is premeditated extortion and perjury/waste of police time these investors are extremely "sophisticated". Look for previous examples by them, their friends and lawyer.
To prevent a repeat of this problem the cost, time scale and other legal documents may need putting into a section where they area easier to find. The links to
http://www.liftport.com/papers are deep within the website, an extra one from the top page may be useful. Talk to a lawyer about it all.
Legal procedures are designed such that the lawyers always win. Run anything to do with money in public through a lawyer and accountant.
I not a lawyer so this may not apply but it does give you ideas about some where to look.
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