This Is Why I'm Not a Lawyer
Those of you who are still following the SCO-Novell case may be interested to
know that on Friday, a judge
rejected
SCO's request for an immediate formal ruling that could be appealed in the
near future.
And in the legal blog I referenced above, author Roger Perloff makes some interesting
points regarding what should and should not have come out of Novell's request
for a summary judgment. I replied in the blog's comment section that this case
was almost a sideline to the real one, which was SCO's assertion that Unix code
had invaded the Linux source base. That has yet to be proven, or even supported
with evidence.
It may be that this case will not be decided before SCO runs out of money.
But it continues to point out some of the hazards involved when technology and
the law collide. If there's anything more that can be said about this case,
say it to me at [email protected].
Posted by Peter Varhol on September 11, 2007