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Appeals Court Overturns 2007 Unix Copyright Decision
snydeq writes "A federal appeals court has overturned a 2007 decision that Novell owns the Unix code, clearing the way for SCO to pursue a $1 billion copyright infringement case against IBM. In a 54-page decision (PDF), the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said it was reversing the 2007 summary judgment decision by Judge Dale Kimball of the US District Court for the District of Utah, which found that Novell was the owner of Unix and UnixWare copyrights. SCO CEO Darl McBride called the decision a 'huge validation for SCO.'" The case over who owns Unix will now go to trial in Utah.
Some appeals court judge probably just got a suitcase full of hundred dollar bills handed to them by a high-level Microsoftie. They've been backing this whole thing financially from the beginning and they don't want to lose. Now it looks like they might have a chance yet again.
When are people going to realize that these companies don't GIVE a fuck about you and stop supporting them? Stop buying their products and use the ones they don't want you to use (i.e. Linux) no matter what the corrupt fucking U.S. legal system has to say about it. It's your computer, it's your data and it's your right. Start using it instead of sitting back and complaining (which I imagine is already happening). I've already returned my XBOX 360 to the store I bought it from and made a call to Microsoft's customer support to let them know that I will continue to use Linux on every PC I own regardless of how many judges they buy off.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/23/AR2009082302381_pf.html
I guess he thought that we'd mistake his "C" grade promises of no more lobbyist influence for "A" grade work. Apparently he's been working so hard to give these lobbyists acres of fine print in his bills in which to play that he already needs a vacation. Didn't he visit a National Park a couple of weeks ago? Man, I wish I could get a vacation from my vacation! Somehow I don't think that'd fly, though. I haven't lied to enough people yet.
once again we see that slashdot is overly optimistic in the area of things falling apart on proprietary software. oh well guys, keep thinking that every little victory is a nail in a mystical coffin. sadly slashdot will still not talk about the victories on the other side that make each nail in the coffin a moot point.
I thought paying SCO off was equivalent to smoking cock and, ahem..., bagging tea.
PERL:
All of the power of Voodoo with most of the understandibility!
The TRUE facts:
1/ The ruling reinforces SCO's case that THEY own Unix.
2/ The rest of the case is strengthened by this decision, and SCO still has lots of proof that Linux is an illegal derivative of Unix.
3/ When SCO wins they will begin to collect a lot of money from investors and companies like Novell and Red Hat who continue to use and distribute Linux illegally.
4/ SCO's case against IBM is solid (see above, re solid evidence that IBM took Unix code and put it into Linux illegally), they may not be able to win the patent counter-lawsuit that IBM launched against them, but what else would one expect from a company that supported the Nazis.
5/ The SCO trustee will have access to all of SCO's evidence and will see that the case is solid and worth persuing. SCO has lots of investors waiting in the wings to support this effort for justice.
6/ After the SCO vs Novell trial if the trustee pursues it there is still the IBM trial, which SCO is strongly positioned to win.
Sure the trustee will be taking a huge risk when so much of the industry is biased against SCO. Luckily he will have access to all of SCO's knowledge and experience in dealing with the insane Linux community and the biased industry press (except for Rob Enderle and Daniel Lyons, two voices of reason in an otherwise corrupt and heavily biased press).