I agree it shouldn't be a secret. However it isn't a level playing field if some companies have secrets and other's don't.

If all agreements between public companies and other entities had to be public then the playing field would be more level and the figures in this case would have already been public.

> some companies have secrets and other's don't.

The big companies (and TLAs) have good intelligence, as shown.

Small businesses and the public ... well, tough luck.

Dump a ton of bricks on the clumsy oaf that blew the gaff.

> The big companies (and TLAs) have good intelligence, as shown.

They don't have "good intelligence". They had access to Google's confidential information specifically for the purposes of discovery in this trial. That's why Google is asking for sanctions. They basically abused the discovery process and revealed privileged data that they should not have.

so you volunteer your salary to all your coworkers without demanding the same of them?

The gummint, and anyone well enough connected, already knows my finances down to the last red cent.

Can't say I know theirs.