Category Archives: Legal
SCOicide – The SCO Group vs the World
On June 28, 2002, Darl McBride became the Chief Executive Officer of Caldera International, and proceeded to kill the company. The above statement may seem rather strong to those who don’t know the background. Caldera International was a Linux Distributor. … Continue reading
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Microsoft – Tax Evader Par Excelence
Microsoft plays a good game, trying to market their company as a responsible corporate citizen. Using the rules to avoid paying taxes by having an office in another state to collect one type of revenue may be legal (I’m not familiar with the local rules). It may not be legal. But avoiding taxes when your home state as a horrible budget deficit is not the act of a responsible corporate citizen. Continue reading
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Invent Help Sues IPWatchdog Alleging they are Not a Scam
I don’t often agree with Gene Quinn over at IPWatchdog. Gene thinks that if it moves, you can patent it (or at least it seems like that). Gene thinks that Climate Change is a myth. So we disagree on some issues. Continue reading
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Sookman Deflates Pending Lists Claim to Vilify Artists
But Barry, the recording industry are blatant copyright infringers.
Barry Sookman is trying to make his industry clients out as kindly, well meaning toffs (lords) – like Frodo in J.R.R.Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, when instead they seem to be more like Anthony Soprano. Continue reading
Oink.CD – Oink’s Pink Palace Part One
The problem with this, is that the only logical source of pre-release albums of any source, is the record industry. Think about it. Do you have access to the latest recording by ‘insert star artist name here’? I know I don’t. I don’t work in the industry. Oh, I have stuff that no one else has, but I have a recording studio in my basement, and I recorded it myself. So what we have here, is an industry claiming that outsiders are causing it’s problems, when the only logical source of the problems is internal! Does this make sense to you? Indeed, a 2003 study into pre-release issues in the movie industry pointed the finger at industry insiders (PDF Warning). Continue reading
Microsoft, the Monopolist Zombie
Microsoft has deliberately attempted to block competition in Operating Systems, and Client Software for a good many years. In fact the company was found guilty of anti-competitive acts in several countries, including the United States. Continue reading
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SCO Train Wreck still occuring in slow motion – molasses would be quicker
Oh dear. The total idiots at The SCO Group finally had a court decision that fell partly in their direction. Partly. The Appeals Court has decided that Summary Judgment was the wrong way to deal with the case, that it … Continue reading
