Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on August 24, 2003 09:24 PM
is that SCO's legal argument would destroy not just Free Software and Open Source Licences if it were upheld, it would destroy every single licence out there and that includes those issued by Microsoft and SCO.
Giving someone permission to make multiple copies of your copyrighted work is surprisingly common. When you write a book, you might take it to a publisher and give them permission to make copies in return for a royalty. That would be outlawed.
When Microsoft write software, they take it to the various hardware manufacturers and give them permission to copy it on to their hardware in exchange for a royalty. That would be outlawed as well.
I'm sure SCO has some sort of arrangement with distributers to duplicate and sell copies of SCO Unix for them. That would have to go as well.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on August 24, 2003 09:24 PMGiving someone permission to make multiple copies of your copyrighted work is surprisingly common. When you write a book, you might take it to a publisher and give them permission to make copies in return for a royalty. That would be outlawed.
When Microsoft write software, they take it to the various hardware manufacturers and give them permission to copy it on to their hardware in exchange for a royalty. That would be outlawed as well.
I'm sure SCO has some sort of arrangement with distributers to duplicate and sell copies of SCO Unix for them. That would have to go as well.
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