Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Getting a glimpse at SCO's evidence | CNET News.com

Getting a glimpse at SCO's evidence | CNET News.com: "According to those who viewed the code at SCO Forum, company representatives showed off several categories of code that allegedly infringed its copyrights, including some lines that appeared to be directly copied, some that were derivative works and some that were obfuscated, such as code from which legal disclaimers had been removed. (This reporter declined to sign the nondisclosure agreement required to attend the special sessions where the companies showed off a special side-by-side comparison of the code, opting instead to gather reactions from people who saw the presentation.) "

This is not terribly surprising. This case is going to drag on for years, with SCO bouyed by continuous cash infusions from Microsoft, who might just buy them before it's all said and done. This has officially gone beyond common sense and is now in lawyer land. Blah, blah, and blah. Check /. for more coverage.

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