SCO Vs. Groklaw

Conrad Mazian points us to an article in Forbes reporting that the SCO Group is trying to subpoena Pamela Jones of Groklaw. Except they can't find her. A few days ago PJ posted a note on Groklaw saying that she is taking some time away from the blog for health reasons; she didn't mention any SCO deposition. SCO's lawyers apparently believe that "Pamela Jones" does not exist and that Groklaw is penned by a team of IBM lawyers.

Comments

Wouldn't be the first time

[MagikSlinger]

Remember that fictional movie critic Sony created awhile back? Maybe Pamela eloped with him? :-)

Re:Wouldn't be the first time

[UnanimousCoward]

She was really Anna Nicole Smith...

Well, it is a known fact...

[Anonymous Coward]

That there are no real females on the internet. I think SCO may have something here.

Sure she exists...

[Nimloth]

Says so in her Wikipedia entry:

"Others falsely accused her of being associated with IBM."

Seems quite clear to me she's not associated with IBM... I guess SCO doesn't know about Wikipedia.

Re:Sure she exists...

[hunterx11]

She may or she may not be, but that there's an unreferenced claim on Wikipedia that this is false doesn't tell us less gullible people much. I am afraid to inform you sir, that you are decidedly not one of the less gullible people.

Pamela Jones, a.k.a. PJ, exists.

[AllParadox]

I, however, am a figment of my own imagination.

The greatest trick Pamela Jones ever pulled...

[karmaflux]

...was convincing SCO she didn't exist.

Seriously waiting for Darl McBride to drop his coffee mug and see the name of IBM's lead attorney printed on the bottom.

Re:This is silly

[seanadams.com]

IBM wrote that wiki page. And the book in question does not exist. Don't bother posting an amazon link. They're in on it too.

I would say that she has a health problem

[andy314159pi]

A few days ago PJ posted a note on Groklaw saying that she is taking some time away from the blog for health reasons;

SCO's lawyers apparently believe that "Pamela Jones" does not exist

I would say that failing to exist would indeed be a serious health problem that you should probably take time out to treat.

Re:I'd be stoked

[IBM Corp Lawyer]

IANAL, but I can vouch for the fact that she definitely exists.

Posting anonymously for obvious reasons.

Re:Does it matter?

[Stephen Samuel]

There certainly are legal consequences if PJ is infact the Easter Bunny. Massive consueqences indeed! First of all, the easter bunny would be charged with various computer crimes for leaving millions of easter eggs on (and under) people's computers. If any Easter Eggs are found on federal computers, then the dastardly wabbit could find itself facing more than a decade in the pen.

But wait! It gets worse!

The Easter bunny isn't a US Citizen.... In fact the Easter bunny is probably stateless... This means that if an easter egg causes problems with a US Military Computer, then the Easter Bunny could end up accused of being an illegal combatant. Can you imagine what that would do to the guys that have been in Guantanimo Bay since the start of the Afghanistan war? These guys are probably already worried about their sanity. If they see a CIA agent questioning a giant bunny with a magical basket on it's arm they're gonna be certain that they've completely lost their grip on reality.

The result could be a mass epidemic of psychotic episodes within the prison.

And, of course, he'll never tell them where Osama Bin Ladin is:

Colonel: Any info from the rabbit?
Captain: Nope. Won't say a thing, but he keeps trying to dig his way out of the cell.
Colonel: Well, you better resolve the issues with him soon... You have no idea how many eggs I've sat on today.

Re:I'd be stoked

[HighBit]

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Re:I'd be stoked

[Anonymous Coward]

Given that "Pamela Jones" is an anagram of "Me Jalapenos", I can only assume that this is indeed an elaborate hoax.