[Am-info] SCO May Not Own UNIX but May Sue Torvalds(OT)

[Fred A. Miller]

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May 29, 2003 - Orem, Utah

In a last ditch effort to save their failed software company, Caldera=20
Litigation, Inc., (formally SCO Group, formally Caldera Systems, formally=20
Caldera, Inc.) announced today their intent to sue the last person on the=20
planet they have not yet tried to bring to court. The target of this latest=
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campaign is Sardawanda Parmutha, a 93-year-old great, great grandmother
in Niuapal, India (57 km east of New Dehli).

"Mrs. Parmutha's actions are in complete violation of all US copyright and=
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patent laws," said Darl McBride, Caldera's CEO and one of the three remaini=
ng=20
Caldera employees. "In August, 2002, while waiting for her grand-daughter t=
o=20
arrive with her great-grandson for a visit, Mrs. Parmutha, scratched what s=
he=20
claims were meaningless shapes in the dirt in front of her house. After=20
detailed analysis of the shapes, it became clear that these were mathematic=
al=20
representations of code to which we hold the copyright. Although Mrs.=20
Parmutha tried to obfuscate the code, it is obvious to even a sober person=
=20
that it is our code. Mrs. Parmutha had not obtained proper authorization=20
prior scratching those shapes in the dirt. Therefore she is liable for all=
=20
lost revenue that resulted from her actions."

Despite the fact that the yearly income of the entire Parmutha family is le=
ss=20
that what Mr. McBride pays for his vodka martinis during a single lunch,=20
Caldera is suing Mrs. Parmutha for 1 billion Indian Rupees (approx 21 milli=
on=20
USD). At present Mrs. Parmutha's only possession is a 13-year-old mule, whi=
ch=20
she uses primary as transportation, since she finds walking difficult. When=
=20
ask if Caldera really needed one more ass in the company, McBride responded=
,=20
"It is a matter of principle. We are demonstrating to the rest of the world=
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that we take our intellectually property rights very seriously."

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