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SCO v. Novell and stealth juror(s) ...

SCO v. Novell jurors decided SCO didn't obtain Unix copyrights from Novell despite a straightforward second amendment to the original 1995 SCO-Novell purchase agreement. I think it's possible a stealth juror or more may have had an impact on the SCO v. Novell ruling ... For instance, I learned an alleged SCO v. Novell juror posted messages in Groklaw after the SCO v. Novell verdict was announced: Message # 1  (search within the page for 'I was on the jury' to locate the juror's post) Message # 2 Related messages It seems SCO's attorneys didn't vet SCO v. Novell jurors with diligence ... With regard to stealth jurors and their impact on legal cases, Mark O'Mara, defense attorney for George Zimmerman, told  journalists about how these jurors affect the legal process when they don't tell the truth. The attorney held a press conference on June 14, 2013 and talked about how his team identified a stealth juror and dealt with the individual. "There are