Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 11th Jun 2003 21:39 UTC
Apple Computer is being sued by The Open Group, the San Francisco company that claims ownership of the Unix trademark, for using the term Unix in conjunction with its Mac OS X operating system without a license. Apple has countersued, asking a judge to declare that the trademark is invalid, because the term Unix has become generic. This legal battle, though separate from SCO's recent claim that Linux uses copyrighted Unix source code, adds further fire to the debate over the custody of Unix--the 30 plus-year old OS originally developed by AT&T.
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This is why we need a loser pays system. It would make people think twice about filing lawsuits.
Let's pretend we have a loser pays system.
Is it a big enough deal for this group to risk a lawsuit? Is this hurting them in any way? If it is and they think they have an air tight case.. then they go for it. If they are unsure and are just doing this for what ever other reason they lose and have to pay all of apple's legal fees.