SCO Asks Court To Reconsider IBM's Dismissal

VE3OGG writes "The SCO Group — the litigation firm currently in dispute with, among many, IBM, over supposed copyright infringing code in Unix — has quietly asked the courts to reconsider IBM's request to toss the case out. SCO argued that the court's November decision was procedurally and substantially flawed and they say 'the rules of procedure do not support such a result under the circumstances of this case.' If allowed to reopen the case, the SCO Group argues, that new evidence would present itself through the deposition of several IBM programmers who had previously been interviewed."

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Re:SCO could use the insanity defense

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Except that they're not the defendants in this case.

I don't know - What about the counterclaims? SCO may have bankrupted itself fighting this battle, but IBM still plans to rape the corpse.


Which is too bad since their twisted and distorted delusional logic would certainly support such an argument.

Fortunately, I don't think corporations can plead insanity.

I say "fortunately", because by their very raison d'etre, corporations very much exhibit antisocial PD (what people normally mean by the phrase "criminally insane"), as defined by the DSM-IV (having three or more of the following traits):

1. Failure to conform to social norms (have no meaning to a corporation)
2. Deceitfulness, manipulativeness (if they can get away with something...)
3. Impulsivity, failure to plan ahead (beyond the next quarter's earnings)
4. Irritability, aggressiveness (if threatened, sue)
5. Reckless disregard for the safety of self or others (OSHA exists for a reason...)
6. Consistent irresponsibility (...so does Sarbanes-Oxley)
7. Lack of remorse after having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another person (pay 'em off and call it a day)

Letting corporations plead insanity would amount to giving them carte blanche to rape, pillage, murder, and burn the planet.