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Judge Slams SCO's Lack of Evidence

Posted by Zonk on from the look-before-you-leap dept.

An anonymous reader writes "News.com has reported that the federal judge overseeing the SCO Group's suit against IBM has voiced loud skepticism about SCO's case. "Viewed against the backdrop of SCO's plethora of public statements concerning IBM's and others' infringement of SCO's purported copyrights to the Unix software, it is astonishing that SCO has not offered any competent evidence to create a disputed fact regarding whether IBM has infringed SCO's alleged copyrights through IBM's Linux activities," said U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball." Commentary available on Groklaw as well.

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  1. What? by WorldEnder · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is this word "evidence" you speak of?

    1. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm not sure, but I hear you can licence it from SCO for $699...

    2. Re:What? by tomhudson · · Score: 2, Funny

      Or they'll try to slip one in for free if you buy anything else from them ...

    3. Re:What? by sepluv · · Score: 2, Funny

      So, basically, as they don't sell any other (e.g.: real) products, they now have a 2 for 1 offer...but they're double the price. Oohhh...I've got to buy one now.

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  2. wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm almost beginning to think that SCO is making this whole thing up.

  3. I'd love to hear the judge say by EvilNutSack · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Liar, liar, pants on fire!"

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  4. From TFA... by md81544 · · Score: 2, Funny
    "...when you're talking about the danger of having summary judgment or even partial summary judgment granted against you, it's pretty difficult to think of a reason [SCO] would withhold all of [their] evidence," Levy said."
    ...er, perhaps because they haven't got any??? :-)
  5. My one word response? PWNED!! by tod_miller · · Score: 1, Funny

    The judge isn't in danger of doing a MS - his summary statement was well within predefined limits of case judgements. He is a judge, and this is the tail end of the hearings.

    I just cannot wait for SCO victory news post about this:

    "We can confirm that out lack of evidence and badly planned strategy has given our investors even more oppourtunity to spend thier cash, buy buy buy!"

    SCOX? They SuckCOX!!!

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  6. Evidence in the US? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought you just needed to frighten enough people!

  7. Re:How will SCO spin this? by lbmouse · · Score: 1, Funny

    You are very right. Good example from their website:
    SCO Ranked #1 Corporate Query Site by Google. Based on billions of searches conducted by Google users around the world, the 2004 Year-End Zeitgeist ranks SCO's corporate Website as the most searched site for the year.

    Like people searched for SCO to buy their products.

  8. Obligatory "Princess Bride" Quote by MooseByte · · Score: 4, Funny

    "What is this word "evidence" you speak of?"

    Judge (in the voice of Inigo Montoya): "You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."

    1. Re:Obligatory "Princess Bride" Quote by michrech · · Score: 2, Funny

      "What is this word "evidence" you speak of?"

      Judge (in the voice of Inigo Montoya): "You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."

      INCONCEEEEIVABLE!!

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  9. Re:Evidence ... when will they show us? by MrNemesis · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's official - the evidence will be released along with the new Debian Stable, along with DNF ;)

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  10. In related news... by dual_boot_brain · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mr. Magoo gets LASIK.

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  11. Re:it is about time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    I have been wondering why Kimball hasn't granted summary judgement against SCO months ago.

    It's that one armed man he keeps chasing. Takes up much of his time.