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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.
The interview has taken place in May!
You know its coming.
This just in: The SCO company has made startling news with the announcement that they have copyrighted breathing, and that basic human rights are invalid! ...
When the federal government was questioned on this startling development, most members of congress admitted that they wish they had thought of it.
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Interesting.. their law firm is that of David Boies.. the guy that tackled M$ in the Justice Dept's antitrust case.
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