On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 03:35:49PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 08:41:57AM -0400, Joe Moore wrote: > > Sven Luther wrote: > > >Well, imagine the following case. I have contributed some code to the linux > > >kernel, if i want to sue SCO over it, i have to go to the US, and ruin > > >myself > > >in lawyer and other such nonsense. This clearly mean that only the rich and > > >powerfull have the right to get their licence respected, isn't it ?
> > Are you not aware that SCO is being sued in Germany and Australia? > > Despite being a US-based company, SCO has a physical presence (i.e. > > personal jurisdiction) in every country where it has an office, and > > arguably in every location where it either sells its "software"[0] > Well, did you heard the case where, i think it was california, decided that it > could sue people all over the world ? You seem to get a different version of the news than I do; the case I've heard of involved a Debian developer successfully appealing to the California Supreme Court, and overturning this jurisdictional claim. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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