The more claims they make and the bigger the
problem that they claim exists, the more they
just sound like they do nothing but BS.
Eventually noone will listen and hopefully we can
all forget this silly mess and have proper geek
articles like the lander that moves in 10"
increments...
While SCO undoubtedly should lose, it's also
possible (however unlikely) that they will win.
It all depends on how they present their case and
what kind of understanding the judge has of the
concepts involved. Just look at the cases Nintendo
has brought against people who sell developement
equiptment. (I realize this isn't exactly the same
, but it's a similar idea). Nintendo claimed that
3rd party development tools violated copy protection on their GBA carts, of which there is
none, except for the Nintendo logo which is required for a game to run. Now, according to the
widely known Sega vs. Accolade case, that logo
is fair game for anyone who wants to release an
unliscenced game. The judge in that case obviously
didn't understand the meaning of copyright protection, or was just having a bad day or something; but either way, Nintendo won, and
Lik-Sang is no longer selling devcarts.
There are many possibilities on what might happen,
and SCO could (even though it's obvious to most
of us that they won't) win.
Just a thought...
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The more claims they make and the bigger the problem that they claim exists, the more they just sound like they do nothing but BS. Eventually noone will listen and hopefully we can all forget this silly mess and have proper geek articles like the lander that moves in 10" increments...
While SCO undoubtedly should lose, it's also possible (however unlikely) that they will win. It all depends on how they present their case and what kind of understanding the judge has of the concepts involved. Just look at the cases Nintendo has brought against people who sell developement equiptment. (I realize this isn't exactly the same , but it's a similar idea). Nintendo claimed that 3rd party development tools violated copy protection on their GBA carts, of which there is none, except for the Nintendo logo which is required for a game to run. Now, according to the widely known Sega vs. Accolade case, that logo is fair game for anyone who wants to release an unliscenced game. The judge in that case obviously didn't understand the meaning of copyright protection, or was just having a bad day or something; but either way, Nintendo won, and Lik-Sang is no longer selling devcarts. There are many possibilities on what might happen, and SCO could (even though it's obvious to most of us that they won't) win. Just a thought...