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SCO and RIAA not the same.
While I am certainly no fan of the RIAA, McBrides claims that they are similar in what they are trying to do is ridiculous.

There is no dispute over the ownership of copyrights regarding the music involved in the RIAA's actions.

SCO on the other hand has presented NO evidence that they have any legitimate claim to even a single line of code contained in the Linux kernel. An even stronger arguement suggests that GPL code is illegally contained in SCO's proprietary products.

It seems to me that SCO has no case against any end user until they prove their claims concerning the supposed "mis-appropriated" code.

The fact that they released their own Linux distro including the 2.4 kernel demonstrates that they did not practice due diligence to protect their IP. (if there is any to begin with in the kernel)

It is also common practice to point out infringements in order to give the offending party a chance to remedy the infringement.

This isn't about SCO protecting their IP. This is about SCO creating an environment of through which they are attempting to profit.

If SCO's actions aren't criminal they likely should be. I hope the SEC is paying close attention to these extortionists.
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Hmm I want to buy a liscence but....  NemesisNL | 03/04/04
Don't forget to read the terms and conditions carefully.  Zogg | 03/04/04
Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP and EV1Server.NET Microsoft Case Studies  David Mohring | 03/04/04
Correction:"seem to be heavily into promoting Microsoft's products"  David Mohring | 03/04/04
A hundred million funnelled from Microsoft to SCO  David Mohring | 03/04/04
It's a good test for Linux.  chiishen | 03/04/04
Message has been deleted.  IT Consultant_z | 03/04/04
Yeah, you can keep expressing that attitude and see what you got!  chiishen | 03/04/04
America is the best period  IT Consultant_z | 03/04/04
Oops!  chiishen | 03/05/04
SCO sticking up for American values...  Mike Cox | 03/04/04
Better rhetoric - GPL is Freedom, as in "The Land of the Free"  David Mohring | 03/04/04
Which planet are you from?  Bill Gates is Satan | 03/04/04
Re: Which planet are you from?  Linux_Developer | 03/09/04
American Values?  regwells | 03/04/04
hehe  ryusen | 03/04/04
Microsoft has been guilty of more IP violations than anyone  jocknerd | 03/04/04
LOL Coincidence  Tim Patterson | 03/04/04
8.5  Letophoro | 03/04/04
Cox Rocks  bmonster | 03/04/04
Mike..  wploger | 03/04/04
8.2 (nt)  ryusen | 03/04/04
Right On  dphillips | 03/04/04
After I'm done laughing...  Linux_Developer | 03/09/04
Who cares about Torvalds he left the dump of Finland  IT Consultant_z | 03/04/04
Another person from an unkown planet  Bill Gates is Satan | 03/04/04
America is the BEST Country on Earth  IT Consultant_z | 03/04/04
you know...  ryusen | 03/04/04
Hey, You insulting American  voska | 03/04/04
Nicely put.  doe_z | 03/04/04
Foreign Cultures and Religions  Linux_Developer | 03/09/04
Unfortunate for the Rest of us Americans  RoyRez | 03/05/04
SCO and RIAA not the same.  Tim Patterson | 03/04/04
Wow! Daimler-Chryslerand AutoZone use Linux  Simpatico | 03/04/04
WHY CAN'T WE TAKE THE CODE OUT?!  CobraA1 | 03/04/04
Why don't you wait...  Jose Jimenez | 03/04/04
Meanwhile  CobraA1 | 03/04/04
I wouldn't include Red Hat in that one...  quietLee | 03/04/04
oh this one is beautifull  ryusen | 03/04/04
SCO and source code  Roger Huffadine | 03/06/04

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