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- From: jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond)
- Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
- Subject: BSDI's defence (was Re: AT&T vs. BSDI [BSDI response])
- Message-ID: <qdlm9yn@dixie.com>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 05:33:48 GMT
- References: <9207241304.AA03042@antaire.com>
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- gray@antaire.com (Gray Watson) writes:
-
- >Here's everyone talking about topics like the copyrighting of Usenet material
- >and the definition of pay-for-view and I've only seen 1 response to one of the
- >most chilling posts in the last couple of months: AT&T is saying now, that
- >BSD's NET/2 distribution is in violation of its license and requires a AT&T
- >source license. They have filed suit not against BSD but against Berkeley
- >Software Design Inc (BSDI).
-
- >Because USL's complaint is so vague and inconsistent, it fails to
- >provide even the minimum notice required to properly inform BSDI
- >of the legal basis for the suit. BSDI has therefore requested that
- >the court dismiss the suit under Section 12(b)6 of the Federal
- >Rules of Civil Procedure. Section 12(b)6 states that a complaint
- >must be adequately formed so that the defendant understands what
- >it has allegedly done.
-
- I hope the guys at BSDI will keep us closely posted and if this dismissal
- motion fails, will set up a legal defense fund.
-
- While I don't have the time to fool with YAOS and thus won't be buying
- BSDI anytime soon, I'll gladly donate some money to the effort.
-
- John
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