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SCO Attorney Declares GPL Invalid

chrullrich writes "According to heise (German, fishbait), SCO's chief counsel Mark Heise (unrelated) of Boies, Schiller and Flexner has declared that the GPL violates the US copyright law and is thus null and void. SCO's legal position is actually a little too crazy to believe: The GPL allows unlimited copies, the copyright law allows one. Therefore, the GPL is invalid. Apparently, they try to argue that the copyright law, in giving consumers the right to make one backup of their software without any permission from the copyright holder, outlaws any contractual agreement that allows users to make more than one copy." There's an Inquirer article in English. Apparently SCO is now using the Chewbacca Defense. Other SCO news: SCO reports a profit, examining SCO's contributions to Linux, an attorney summarizes the case.

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  1. Re:Yes This Guy Is Right... by Interesting+Username · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, I did! Bow down before me, or feel the wrath of my lawyers.

  2. Re:in additional news... by aridhol · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just some idle curiosity - if the earth is flat, how would you dig to China? Wouldn't you fall straight through?

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    I can't say that I don't give a fuck. I've just run out of fuck to give.
  3. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    SCO DECLARES YOU INVALID

  4. Re:in additional news... by swb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, the Western Hemisphere is on one side, and the Eastern on the other. Digging to China is just faster this way, since you're not going through a sphere to get there.

  5. Re:Hold up a second... by Stonent1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Galium Arsenide is the material of the future, and always will be.

    No, it's Diamond! http://science.slashdot.org/science/03/08/12/21122 37.shtml?tid=126

    Not trolling, but I couldn't help myself...

  6. Re:There is no way to win! by Trolling4Dollars · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    (2) Live-testing designer drugs.

    You win the designation: funniest poster of the day!

    Welcome to my friend's list.

  7. Re:The law establishes a floor by scrote-ma-hote · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How come you got modded funny for this, but I was a troll???