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Trade Practices Act Is Basis for Australian Complaint Against SCO (Linux Journal)
Trade Practices Act Is Basis for Australian Complaint Against SCO (Linux Journal)
Posted Jul 31, 2003 1:19 UTC (Thu) by jlarry (subscriber, #4256)Parent article: Trade Practices Act Is Basis for Australian Complaint Against SCO (Linux Journal)
Could someone who knows more about US law than I explain why SCO's actions in the US do not constitute extortion?
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Trade Practices Act Is Basis for Australian Complaint Against SCO (Linux Journal)
Posted Jul 31, 2003 12:08 UTC (Thu) by wweber (guest, #11678) [Link]
It may be that SCO is still exercising its Corporate Freedom of Speech. The First Amendment allows corporations to say anything they want, with no requirement that it be true.
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Posted Jul 31, 2003 16:06 UTC (Thu) by rriggs (subscriber, #11598) [Link]
Commercial speech in the US is more limited that of individual, personal expression. Note that both have limitations. However, I would imagine that SCO's lawyers are coaching the executives carefully on what they can and cannot say.