> I would love whatever branch of the us government involved in investigating > organized crime, specifically extortion and racketeering to investigate the > SCO Groups actions in regards to collecting license fees for intellectual > property whose alleged ownership, alleged theft and alleged > misappropriation is still pending in a court of law and will be for the > foreseeable future.
In the UK and Ireland it amounts to "demanding money with menaces". Partial valid defences include a firm belief that the money is indupitably due and a lack of other means of enforcement. I think SCO fails both tests. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803
