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What was his involvement in SCO vs Novell? He doesn't seem to be mentioned in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_Group,_Inc._v._Novell,_Inc https://en.wikipedia
by dllthomas 7y ago
What was his involvement in SCO vs Novell? He doesn't seem to be mentioned in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_Group,_Inc._v._Novell,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO_Group,_Inc._v._Novell,_Inc.
- lonelappde 7y agoParent might have been thinking of Judge Jackson in the Microsoft antitrust case https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Penfield_Jackson https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Penfield_Jackson
- maxlybbert 7y agoSCO vs. Novell was in Utah, under Judge Kimball. But Alsup was impressive in Oracle vs. Google, noting that he had some familiarity with programming and calling out Math.max() as the kind of function where scènes à faire and merger probably apply.
- tobinfricke 7y ago> as the kind of function where scènes à faire and merger probably apply. I had to look this up - »Scène à faire (French for "scene to be made" or "scene that must be done"; plural: scènes à faire) is a scene in a book or film which is almost obligatory for a genre of its type. In the U.S. it also refers to a principle in copyright law in which certain elements of a creative work are held to be not protected when they are mandated by or customary to the genre.« https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sc%C3%A8nes_%C3%A0_faire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sc%C3%A8nes_%C3%A0_faire
- late2part 7y agoThis was a holding argument in the CISCO v. ARISTA lawsuits. You can't trademark "show interface" for example.
- dllthomas 7y agoHe also oversaw Waymo v. Uber, and PG&E's probation (IIRC), and there were some great moments from both.
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