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"But according to today's WSJ, quoting lawyer Mark Heise, the GPL is pre-empted by US federal copyright law..." Complete Story Related Stories: Linux.com: Piracy, Marketing, and the GPL(Mar 17, 2000) osOpinion: My take on the low points of UCITA(Feb 23, 2000) Fight For Software Freedom Far From Over -- Interview with Richard Stallman(Aug 19, 1999) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   SCO argument limp!    Steve Wilson Aug 14, 2003, 14:16:52     Boggle!    mikeTA Aug 14, 2003, 14:21:59     Have they reached    Colin Walls Aug 14, 2003, 14:29:43     the bottom of the barrel?    Andy B Aug 14, 2003, 14:40:16     Copyright Law    Rudy Young Aug 14, 2003, 14:40:30     Oh, Goodie!    David F. Skoll Aug 14, 2003, 14:52:39     Bois-shiller    a.c. Aug 14, 2003, 15:00:39     They have got to be kidding    TheClient Aug 14, 2003, 15:03:19     Are we......    Glen Aug 14, 2003, 15:03:31     Am I missing the point?    ac Aug 14, 2003, 15:03:49     contradicts earlier rhetoric    Roy Bixler Aug 14, 2003, 15:05:04     McBride/Boise.... Mental Help is one the way....    Nicholas Donovan Aug 14, 2003, 15:06:42     Time for GPL Copyright Holders to revoke SCO's    Volker Hett Aug 14, 2003, 15:08:49     Desperation    Tomáš Marek Aug 14, 2003, 15:11:27     Re: Time for GPL Copyright Holders to revoke SCO&#    ac Aug 14, 2003, 15:14:46     daily dose of comedy    wildpossum Aug 14, 2003, 15:16:02     I am not worried    blacklight Aug 14, 2003, 15:28:54     This whole SCO attack on Linux . . .    Ursus Orribilus Aug 14, 2003, 15:29:30     What Heise is refering to...    Jim Aug 14, 2003, 15:35:40     I wonder if this is McBride speaking without legal    Shiva Aug 14, 2003, 15:37:14     finally    Darwin Aug 14, 2003, 15:38:24     Legal dominos.    Ostracus Aug 14, 2003, 15:38:43     More insider trading to follow....    anon Aug 14, 2003, 15:45:01     Re: McBride/Boise.... Mental Help is one the way..    llywrch Aug 14, 2003, 15:51:45     Simple rebuttal.    Brandioch Conner Aug 14, 2003, 15:58:43     Lack of smarts !    GH Aug 14, 2003, 16:00:09     Thats Much More Better    Samuel Taylor Aug 14, 2003, 16:02:54     Re: Copyright Law    Fred Aug 14, 2003, 16:09:15     IANAL but...    Joe User Aug 14, 2003, 16:14:05     So if Stephen King    Rufus Polson Aug 14, 2003, 16:14:48     Re: contradicts earlier rhetoric    Daniel W. Shull Aug 14, 2003, 16:17:15     Clearly SCO's real goal is anti-GPL FUD    ac Aug 14, 2003, 16:22:49     Re: McBride/Boise.... Mental Help is one the way    I R A Darth Aggie Aug 14, 2003, 16:28:55     SCO-scum teaches me something everyday    blacklight Aug 14, 2003, 16:35:41     I've been saying they would do this    Eric Laffoon Aug 14, 2003, 16:39:05     SCO's joyride ends    Pete Dawson Aug 14, 2003, 16:43:58     Re: Clearly SCO's real goal is anti-GPL FUD    GH Aug 14, 2003, 16:44:07     Darl == Gollum?    I R A Darth Aggie Aug 14, 2003, 16:46:22     Remember the knight in "In Search of the Holy Grai    laughs Aug 14, 2003, 17:01:41     Re: Simple rebuttal.    Anil Wang Aug 14, 2003, 17:09:58     diversion tactics    james Aug 14, 2003, 17:12:30     Canopy Group == Angler fish. SCO == dangle.    cr Aug 14, 2003, 17:38:35     Therefore, Windows is Illegal    ac Aug 14, 2003, 17:45:02     Re: Re: Time for GPL Copyright Holders to revoke S    Sjaak Zomer Aug 14, 2003, 17:53:12     Re: Re: McBride/Boise.... Mental Help is one the w    kws Aug 14, 2003, 17:57:32     Re: Lack of smarts !    horne Aug 14, 2003, 18:01:31     Re: Clearly SCO's real goal is anti-GPL FUD    Carlos Cesar Aug 14, 2003, 18:16:32     MS in violation!!!    Uai Zass Aug 14, 2003, 18:20:24     So Many Holes    C. Whitman Aug 14, 2003, 18:22:12     Thank you, SCO    Gups Phoo Aug 14, 2003, 18:35:10     Re: Boggle!    Rick Ellis Aug 14, 2003, 18:57:08     Re: Are we......    Rick Ellis Aug 14, 2003, 19:04:41     Backup copies are relevant for proprietary softwar    wb Aug 14, 2003, 19:16:26     We expected this    Alex Chejlyk Aug 14, 2003, 19:16:30     The SCO lawyers should . . .    anon Aug 14, 2003, 19:48:52     Re: Am I missing the point?    Samuel Taylor Aug 14, 2003, 23:03:48     Sheesh    flacco Aug 14, 2003, 23:22:16     Re: SCO argument limp!    flacco Aug 14, 2003, 23:23:40     Re:Remember the knight in "In Search of the Holy G    Samuel Taylor Aug 14, 2003, 23:43:52     Re: SCO's joyride ends    Rob Sixpack Aug 14, 2003, 23:59:08     Are you sure?    anthony Aug 15, 2003, 00:08:20     Re: Simple rebuttal    Richard N. Turner Aug 15, 2003, 00:18:00     Fair use    Bojan Smojver Aug 15, 2003, 02:40:02     Let the Party Begin    Linux-trud Aug 15, 2003, 03:41:45     Re: Re: Lack of smarts !    GH Aug 15, 2003, 04:02:08     I just dun understand why SCO wanna destroy Linux    skyfolly Aug 15, 2003, 05:06:33     Heise is a W@NK@!!! Lawyer    Xunil Ung Aug 15, 2003, 10:03:03     Re: McBride/Boise.... Mental Help is one the way    Xunil Ung Aug 15, 2003, 12:36:54     Re: I just dun understand why SCO wanna destroy Li    GH Aug 15, 2003, 14:29:05     Re: Fair use    Bojan Smojver Aug 19, 2003, 12:36:13     SCO Cruel Intentions    Perry Walsh Aug 24, 2003, 01:41:34     Re: Oh, Goodie!    Wesley Parish Aug 25, 2003, 08:38:53     SCO is a bunch of hippies!    James Cornell Nov 21, 2003, 14:54:47     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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