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Germany Muzzles SCO
skyryder12 writes " We have news from Germany. It seems, according to Computerworld, that SCO Group GmbH (SCO's German branch) agreed, on February 18, 2004, to an out-of-court settlement between it and Univention and will refrain from saying in Germany some things it says in the US constantly. There are four things they have agreed not to say in Germany, on pain of a fine of 10,000 euros per offense -- that's about $12,500 USD -- and one thing they can't say unless they present proof within a month of the settlement date. Story at GrokLaw"
If SCO has been finally quieted in Germany, why can they not put their money where their mouth is in the US, and show some proof for their bitchin'?
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Do we really want that? We of all people should know how dangerous it is to allow the courts to place gag orders like that. I don't like what SCO has been saying and think it's pretty irresponsible and damaging, but I'm not comfortable with the idea of the government telling them they can't say it. What would be preferable would be if the courts were to make some sort of statement to the effect that SCO's claims are groundless, which would reduce the effectiveness of SCO's claims and provide fodder for libel/slander/whatever cases against SCO.