Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:31:25 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: Where can I find FreeBSD-related SCO lawsuit updates? Message-ID: <3F0D6AAD.9030406@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20030710123509.GA97000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20030709125055.GA90046@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20030709193315.A494@citusc.usc.edu> <20030710123509.GA97000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 07:33:15PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > : "Nope, it still doesn't affect the BSDs" > : > : Print this message out and refer to it as often as you need to. > > Touche'. :-) > > The ripple effect, however, i.e. IP concerns over open source, affect all > OSS, right? No, although IP concerns affect all interested media sources. When it comes down to actual legal action, Stallman is right: there is not such thing as IP. "Intellectual Property" is a stupid term coined to include many types of legal protections (copyright, trademarks, etc) each of which have different rules and different laws. The question of who owns what was _settled_ with the BSDs and no amount of obfuscation by the media or the people who want to make money out of suing people (or the people allegedly behind those people who want to hurt the competition by suing) will change the ruling of a previous lawsuit. The reality (if you actually look at the facts) is that the most likely thing to happen is that SCO will not get anywhere with their lawsuit, thus the likelyhood that they'll even get around to challenging a previous ruling is almost non-existant. So your "ripple effect" is more likely to help the BSDs (by validating their previous court victories) than hurt them. <disclaimer> I am not a lawyer. If you bet money or risk your job based on information contained in this email, that's your business and I can't be responsible for the outcome. </disclaimer> -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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