Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 72.81.217.119]
on July 19, 2008 12:25 AM
Thomas Carey, ... thinks "that the whole theory that the judge is proceeding under is odd. The notion that Novell sold the UNIX business but not the copyright in the UNIX code is a metaphysical leap that might not survive an appeal ..."
As I understand it from reading several of the public documents from the trial (thanks Groklaw!), SCO was like a property management company. Novell didn't sell them the apartment complex, they just let them manage it and take a cut of the rents. But then SCO started acting like they owned the whole thing and actually sold "property" to Sun and others that they didn't own.
Mr. Carey may find this to be a metaphysical leap, but I think his scenario is more bizarre. Why would Novell sell SCO everything for a fraction of the asking price, which was all they could afford? However, it does make sense to outsource the paperwork. This was in fact how Judge Kimball ruled, and he was paying a whole lot more attention than anyone in the peanut gallery.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 72.81.217.119] on July 19, 2008 12:25 AMAs I understand it from reading several of the public documents from the trial (thanks Groklaw!), SCO was like a property management company. Novell didn't sell them the apartment complex, they just let them manage it and take a cut of the rents. But then SCO started acting like they owned the whole thing and actually sold "property" to Sun and others that they didn't own.
Mr. Carey may find this to be a metaphysical leap, but I think his scenario is more bizarre. Why would Novell sell SCO everything for a fraction of the asking price, which was all they could afford? However, it does make sense to outsource the paperwork. This was in fact how Judge Kimball ruled, and he was paying a whole lot more attention than anyone in the peanut gallery.
Later . . . Jim
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