[extropy-chat] EU judgement goes agaisnt Microsoft

Mike Lorrey mlorrey at yahoo.com
Thu Mar 25 03:12:36 UTC 2004


--- Adrian Tymes <wingcat at pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> On the chance that was serious: they never had a
> chance to set up said industry for Linux.  They'll
> probably be laughed out of court even on Microsoft,
> since they're just offering services that many people
> have sued Microsoft to provide in the first place.

Not if Penfield Jackson is consistent with his legal logic.

The security industry can say that Linux developers and distro
releasers are creating 'barriers to entry', and since they are not all
one company, they are operating an illegal 'cartel'.

> 
> Besides, Microsoft has lots of cash, and they might
> think it less costly to just settle.  Linus doesn't
> have the same amounts, and he's not subject to the
> US legal system (being not a US resident).

Linus is a resident of California. However, his residency is
immaterial. Judgements can be served in any ICC/UCC nation, based on
the common law principle of 'full faith and credit'.
Interjurisdictional process serving happens across more than just state
lines, it happens across international boundaries as well.

=====
Mike Lorrey
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