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SCO Asks Court To Reconsider IBM's Dismissal

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the not-so-fast dept.

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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  1. Rats by Pedrito · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I was in high school, a rat got into the house. My cousin, a neighbor and I had it pinned behind a piece of furniture. I was beating it from above with a broom handle, my neighbor was wacking it from underneath with a shovel and my cousin was hitting it from the side with something else. I thought the damn thing would never die. SCO reminds me of that rat.

  2. better late than never, by fotang · · Score: 5, Informative

    as news for nerds that is one week old is still news...

  3. Christmas story all over again.. by iamsure · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kimball Quoted as saying "You'll shoot your case out kid!"

    --
    GPL'd web-based tradewars themed space game
  4. New evidence? by crossmr · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they had some evidence they probably should have used it the first time. What were they waiting for? Christmas?

  5. Re:SCO could use the insanity defense by pla · · Score: 5, Interesting
    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.
  6. Re:SCO could use the insanity defense by Teresita · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure what the corporate equivalent of locking you up in a loonie bin would be.

    800 hours of community service chained to Steve Balmer in the Pentagon putting together cheap office chairs from China that are missing parts.