Legal Issues
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Judge Wells Rules: IBM Did *Not* Destroy Evidence
Chris Brown is back from the hearing today on two SCO motions, the Motion for Protective Order Regarding Dr. Jeffrey Leitzinger's Personal Financial Information and the Motion for Relief for IBM's…
Son's Testimony May Be Key In Reiser Murder Hearing
The testimony of 7-year-old Rory Reiser emerged Tuesday as a key factor in the case against Oakland software developer Hans Reiser on charges that he murdered his estranged wife Nina Reiser, who…
Hans Reiser Selling His Company
Hans Reiser, the prominent Bay Area Linux programmer charged with murdering his wife, says he's seeking to sell off his open-source file system company, Namesys, to help pay mounting legal costs…
Returning Author’s Rights: Termination of Transfer Tool
Creative Commons is excited to launch a beta version of its “Returning Authors Rights: Termination of Transfer” tool. The tool has been included in ccLabs — CC’s platform for demoing new tech…
DNA found to be Nina Reiser's, forensic expert testifies
A expert in forensic investigations testified Wednesday that there is almost no chance blood lifted from a pillar in Hans Reiser's home and blood on a sleeping bag stuff sack found in his car is…
Law In Business: Open source of confusion
At face value, the open source software (OSS) proposition looks too good to be true. Free, or at least inexpensive, software applications that provide equivalent functionality to much more…
Hans Reiser Laughs During Court Proceedings
Oakland computer programmer Hans Reiser repeatedly laughed in court and whispered in his lawyer's ear today as prosecutors presented circumstantial evidence aimed at proving that he murdered his…
Novell Tells the Court It Still Wants Those Transcripts from SCO v. IBM
Novell has filed its Reply in Support of Novell's Expedited Motion to Compel Production of Deposition Transcripts and Exhibits from SCO v. IBM.
Novell is very polite about it, as usual, but…
Attorney puts missing woman's character on trial
The defense attorney representing murder suspect Hans Reiser painted missing mother Nina Reiser as a woman who had been engaging in deviant sexual behavior and whose family has ties to Russian…
SCO's Objections Are Denied
Having thoroughly reviewed and considered the briefing related to IBM’s Motion to Limit SCO’s Claims, the briefing related to SCO’s objections, the underlying previous discovery orders, and the…