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The GPL Will Win, Claims Law Prof The GPL Will Win, Claims Law Prof
The GPL Will Win, Claims Law Prof- Eben Moglen, Professor of Law, Columbia University, FSF pro bono general counsel for last decade, says no need to fear GPL being tested in US Court, astonished by latest SCO legal tacti ...
SCO Group Launches Broadside against GPL SCO Group Launches Broadside against GPL
SCO Group Launches Broadside against GPL- Open letter by CEO Darl McBride gives view on key issue of US copyright law versus GNU GPL; warns that current legal controversies will rage for at least another 18 months, until ...
Did SCO Open Unix Source Code? Did SCO Open Unix Source Code?
Did SCO Open Unix Source Code?- Some organizations argue SCO shipping a Linux product undermines its current attack on Linux intellectual property underpinnings; SCO says argument baseless; issue spotlights key tenet of ...
Did SCO Violate the GPL? Did SCO Violate the GPL?
Did SCO Violate the GPL?- Some open source community members claim SCO violated GNU GPL by copying source code from Linux kernel into SCO Unix Linux Kernel Personality feature without releasing changes publicly or showin ...
SCO Might Recycle AT&T's Unix Blunder SCO Might Recycle AT&T's Unix Blunder
SCO Might Recycle AT&T's Unix Blunder- Reports say SCO may have violated GNU General Public License, GPL; eWeek says parts of Linux kernel code were copied into Unix System V source tree by former or current SCO employee ...
SCO Does Neat U-turn on GPL SCO Does Neat U-turn on GPL
SCO Does Neat U-turn on GPL- Reader email shows that SCO-Caldera changed their policy about GPL quickly, documents this with quote from SCO website: this material is provided AS-IS and at no charge. [The Inquirer] ...
SCO to Argue General Public License Invalid SCO to Argue General Public License Invalid
SCO to Argue General Public License Invalid- Today's Wall Street Journal quotes SCO outside lawyer Mark Heise saying GPL is preempted by US federal copyright law; GPL license lets software and work derived from it be cop ...
SCO's Own Pages Suggest GPL Knowledge SCO's Own Pages Suggest GPL Knowledge
SCO's Own Pages Suggest GPL Knowledge- Reader letters with links and quotes from SCO website showing SCO use of GPL principles, with some insightful comments. [The Inquirer] ...
SCO Defies Logic by Selling Samba under Invalid GPL SCO Defies Logic by Selling Samba under Invalid GPL
SCO Defies Logic by Selling Samba under Invalid GPL- Samba team issued statement on SCO including Samba in its latest release of Unixware. Samba is distributed under GNU GPL. For SCO to keep using open source software wh ...
HP Shells out for SCO Road Show HP Shells out for SCO Road Show
HP Shells out for SCO Road Show- Main item of note for tour is premier sponsor: HP. Last week, HP jumped ahead of IBM and Dell to say it will protect users from SCO if they face court battle over Linux use, if they agree ...
HP Hides its Secret SCO Shame HP Hides its Secret SCO Shame
HP Hides its Secret SCO Shame- HP appeared as premier sponsor on SCO City-to-City Tour Web site, logo was displayed well and fully, showing their backing SCO October user conference tour. Then, a few hours later, HP bann ...
HP Offers Linux Users SCO Protection HP Offers Linux Users SCO Protection
HP Offers Linux Users SCO Protection- Will protect its Linux customers, defending them in court at HP's cost, will indemnify users buying servers, workstations if they are sued by SCO. HP is first major sever vendor to p ...
HP to Protect Customers from Linux Claims HP to Protect Customers from Linux Claims
HP to Protect Customers from Linux Claims- Hewlett-Packard joins fray over whether Linux contains unlawful Unix code. Martin Fink, an HP vice president, said HP would indemnify its customers against any legal liability f ...
HP to SCO: Go Ahead, Make My Day HP to SCO: Go Ahead, Make My Day
HP to SCO: Go Ahead, Make My Day- Hewlett-Packard takes up SCO challenge to Linux users with indemnification against SCO lawsuits; move not as bold as it looks: HP thinks legal risks are so small, it's willing to assume ...
Someday the Mountain Might Get 'em, But the Law Never Will Someday the Mountain Might Get 'em, But the Law Never Will
Someday the Mountain Might Get 'em, But the Law Never Will- Annotated photographic summary of SCO suit and related events, in format of Dukes of Hazzard US TV show. ...
Parody: Modern SCO Executive Parody: Modern SCO Executive
Parody: Modern SCO Executive- Lyrical summary of SCO suit and related events, in format of song 'I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major-General', from 'Pirates of Penzance', by Gilbert, Sullivan. With funny forum comments ...
The SCO Mug The SCO Mug
The SCO Mug- Photographs (7) of coffee mug shown modified to handle bio-waste receptacle functions, and being used for such by penguin wearing a gnu about his neck. [Brian/Mitchell Genealogy] ...
The Grinch Who Stole Linux The Grinch Who Stole Linux
The Grinch Who Stole Linux- Parody of children's Christmas story popular in US, celebratory forum comments. [Groklaw] ...
The Nigerian SCO Connection The Nigerian SCO Connection
The Nigerian SCO Connection- Nigerian spam email parody. Eerily realistic. [Ars Technica, LLC] ...
IBM Refuses to Indemnify Linux Users IBM Refuses to Indemnify Linux Users
IBM Refuses to Indemnify Linux Users- Some analysts are clamoring for IBM to make such a promise, but IBM refuses, which makes some people wonder: if IBM code is clean, why won't IBM shield its customers? [Forbes] ...
Linux Users Reject SCO Offer Linux Users Reject SCO Offer
Linux Users Reject SCO Offer- Many Linux customers have no intention of paying SCO for a UnixWare license to indemnify them from legal liability for using the Linux operating system. [eWeek] ...
Lindows.com Revelation Could Be Fatal Blow to SCO Case Lindows.com Revelation Could Be Fatal Blow to SCO Case
Lindows.com Revelation Could Be Fatal Blow to SCO Case- If Lindows and its customers are immune to SCO litigation due to an agreement, as Lindows claims, it suggests Lindows Linux kernel is also immune. [OfB.biz] ...
Lindows.com Claims SCO Immunity via Caldera Deal Lindows.com Claims SCO Immunity via Caldera Deal
Lindows.com Claims SCO Immunity via Caldera Deal- Firm jumps into SCO legal maelstrom by claiming immunity from it; announcement cites 2001 business agreement with Caldera giving Lindows.com technology for product initia ...
MS Blesses SCO, Licenses Unix MS Blesses SCO, Licenses Unix
MS Blesses SCO, Licenses Unix- Licensing Unix code from litigious SCO does little to allay fears that SCO is but a beard for Redmond. Microsoft was instrumental in SCO early growth, by selling Xenix. [The Register] ...
SCO Pulps Caldera-MS Trial Archives SCO Pulps Caldera-MS Trial Archives
SCO Pulps Caldera-MS Trial Archives- AP reports the 937 boxes of court-ordered documents from the Caldera vs. Microsoft DR-DOS antitrust lawsuit, that were stored since the trial, are being destroyed now by request of SC ...
Is Microsoft Behind SCO's $50 Million Cash Infusion? Is Microsoft Behind SCO's $50 Million Cash Infusion?
Is Microsoft Behind SCO's $50 Million Cash Infusion?- After SCO announcement that BayStar Capital invested $50 million in SCO, questions are raised on Microsoft role. BayStar leads, creates, participates in PIPE investme ...
Microsoft to License Unix Code Microsoft to License Unix Code
Microsoft to License Unix Code- Will pay for rights from SCO; may strongly impact battle between Windows and Linux, is part "of ... commitment to respecting intellectual property and the IT community's healthy exchange o ...
Microsoft Sends Message with Unix Deal Microsoft Sends Message with Unix Deal
Microsoft Sends Message with Unix Deal- Licensing rights to Unix technology from SCO lends heavyweight backing to SCO intellectual property claims and helps Microsoft fight Linux, a growing market threat to Windows, anal ...
Microsoft Mum on Unix Licensing Move Microsoft Mum on Unix Licensing Move
Microsoft Mum on Unix Licensing Move- Firm, which on Monday announced it was licensing Unix source code and patents from SCO, remains tight-lipped on its reasons for the move; spokesman says no one available to discuss m ...
Microsoft Covers Back with SCO Unix License Microsoft Covers Back with SCO Unix License
Microsoft Covers Back with SCO Unix License- Crusade by SCO to protect Unix intellectual property took unexpected turn when Microsoft Corp. said it was licensing Unix source code and patent from SCO. SCO approached Micro ...
The Fear War against Linux The Fear War against Linux
The Fear War against Linux- Microsoft connection to anti-Linux campaign being waged by SCO is growing clear. In latest move, Microsoft fuels the battle by licensing SCO Unix patents, source code. [CNET News.com] ...
SCO: Unix is Ours SCO: Unix is Ours
SCO: Unix is Ours- SCO announces all rights to Unix, UnixWare technology, including copyrights, were transferred to SCO, re-threatens to terminate AIX on 16 June. Novell still claims to own Unix patents. With forum comme ...
Novell Challenges SCO Position, Reiterates Support for Linux Novell Challenges SCO Position, Reiterates Support for Linux
Novell Challenges SCO Position, Reiterates Support for Linux- Press Release: Defending its interests in developing services to run on Linux, Novell issues dual challenge to SCO on recent claims of Unix ownership and poss ...
SCO Responds to Novell Claims SCO Responds to Novell Claims
SCO Responds to Novell Claims- Press Release: SCO owns the contract rights to the Unix OS. SCO has the contractual right to prevent improper donations of Unix code, methods or concepts into Linux by any Unix vendor. With ...
CBS.MarketWatch: Novell Challenges SCO's Unix Claims CBS.MarketWatch: Novell Challenges SCO's Unix Claims
CBS.MarketWatch: Novell Challenges SCO's Unix Claims- Quotes from article by SCO CEO threatening SCO may sue Linus Torvalds for patent infringement unless more firms start licensing SCO property; forum comments. [Linux T ...
Analysis: Novell Tries to Torpedo SCO Unix IP Claims Analysis: Novell Tries to Torpedo SCO Unix IP Claims
Analysis: Novell Tries to Torpedo SCO Unix IP Claims- Novell upstages SCO earnings report. Another chapter in long ongoing saga between the 2 firms; how SCO and Novell came to be at odds over Linux; industry analysts giv ...
A Couple of SCO Amusements A Couple of SCO Amusements
A Couple of SCO Amusements- SCO claims to own Unix, but their annual report says SCO acts as administrative agent for Novell in collecting royalties. With forum comments. [LWN: Linux Weekly News] ...
Novell Torpedoes SCO's Unix IP Claim Novell Torpedoes SCO's Unix IP Claim
Novell Torpedoes SCO's Unix IP Claim- Novell has rebuffed SCO's claim to hold Unix copyrights and patents, claiming to hold them, and discloses SCO has been begging Novell for rights to IP that SCO claims it already has. ...
SCO's Second Amendment Rebuffs Novell Unix Claim SCO's Second Amendment Rebuffs Novell Unix Claim
SCO's Second Amendment Rebuffs Novell Unix Claim- Army of paper shufflers working at SCO manages to unearth 1996 amendment potent enough to block some Novell Unix claims. SCO says amendment confirms Unix copyrights were ...
SCO Says Clause Bolsters Linux Claim SCO Says Clause Bolsters Linux Claim
SCO Says Clause Bolsters Linux Claim- Found contract clause may aid potential legal claims against Linux users; SCO said 1996 amendment to contract by which Novell sold many of its Unix assets appears to give SCO claim t ...
Contract Illuminates Novell-SCO Spat Contract Illuminates Novell-SCO Spat
Contract Illuminates Novell-SCO Spat- A 1995 contract sheds light on conflicting Unix ownership claims by Novell and SCO, SCO gets broad rights to Unix, but Novell keeps copyrights, patents. Agreement called murky. [CNET ...
Novell Challenges SCO's Unix Claims Novell Challenges SCO's Unix Claims
Novell Challenges SCO's Unix Claims- As pressure mounts against SCO and its crusade to protect what it sees as its intellectual property, Novell, which once owned Unix rights, publicly challenged SCO assertions that it o ...
SCO Presents 'Proof' of Unix Copyright Claims SCO Presents 'Proof' of Unix Copyright Claims
SCO Presents 'Proof' of Unix Copyright Claims- SCO again reiterated it is sole rightful owner of Unix System V source code, all related copyrights. Copyright transfer issue is clarified in Amendment 2 to asset purchase a ...
Novell Douses Smoking Gun against SCO Novell Douses Smoking Gun against SCO
Novell Douses Smoking Gun against SCO- Some open-source community members thought they had a smoking gun against SCO and claims to own intellectual property rights to Unix OS, but Novell on Thursday poured cold water on ...
The Novell Letters The Novell Letters
The Novell Letters- Text of Exhibits K and L from IBM amended agreements with AT&T for Unix. They are referenced in digital documents but not seen on websites, because they are paper documents filed with court, not in th ...
Novell Accuses SCO of Extorting Money from Linux Community Novell Accuses SCO of Extorting Money from Linux Community
Novell Accuses SCO of Extorting Money from Linux Community- SCO issued dual challenge by Novell today over who owns Unix System V and its intellectual property rights claims, confirming earlier Wall Street Journal story. ...
Novell Will Challenge SCO over Unix Ownership Novell Will Challenge SCO over Unix Ownership
Novell Will Challenge SCO over Unix Ownership- Wall Street Journal reports today: Novell claims it owns rights to Unix OS; may cause problems in SCO lawsuit against IBM and Linux community. Novell is ally of open source ...
Red Hat's Mad Matt Vs. Humongous SCO Lawsuit Red Hat's Mad Matt Vs. Humongous SCO Lawsuit
Red Hat's Mad Matt Vs. Humongous SCO Lawsuit- Matthew Szulik, CEO, Linux distributor Red Hat, is sick of threats SCO is making. Rather than wait for SCO to start suing Linux customers, Red Hat launched preemptive suit ag ...
Red Hat's Memorandum in Opposition to SCO's Motion to Dismiss Red Hat's Memorandum in Opposition to SCO's Motion to Dismiss
Red Hat's Memorandum in Opposition to SCO's Motion to Dismiss- Documents for court, that laws exist that were written to forbid firms making false or misleading statements about another's product: the Lanham Act. [Grokla ...
Red Hat v The SCO Group Red Hat v The SCO Group
Red Hat v The SCO Group- Full, uncommented text of original 4 August complaint, by plaintiff Red Hat, Inc., versus The SCO Group, Inc., formerly Caldera International, Inc. [LWN: Linux Weekly News] ...

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