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Showing 1-18 of 18 results foundGPL defenders say: See you in court
October 1, 2007 The Software Freedom Law Center files suit--and could roil the waters for more folks than just the single defendant.Open source on the move
April 23, 2004 roundup Linux backers gather in San Diego to talk up how the open-source operating system can continue its gains on the desktop.Open source: A nonproprietary world
September 13, 2003 Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle.Open-source luminaries spurn SCO
July 31, 2003 Linux development leader Linus Torvalds and Free Software Foundation attorney Eben Moglen reject SCO Group's argument that Linux users should pay license fees for using the OS.Year in review: Linux under attack
December 19, 2003 Lawsuits, threats and conspiracy theories swirled across the open-source landscape as the Linux operating system gained new converts.Attorney: More disclosure will end GPL case
April 23, 2004 Dutch company Sitecom can get itself out of legal hot water, if it releases all the necessary software to comply with the General Public License, an attorney says.Red Hat's case against SCO put on hold
April 7, 2004 A federal judge denies SCO's motion to throw out a suit brought by the Linux seller but put the case on hold, awaiting an outcome in a related case.SCO adds copyright claim to IBM suit
February 6, 2004 The company significantly widens its Unix and Linux lawsuit against IBM, adding a copyright infringement claim to the already complicated case, sources say.SCO attacks open-source foundation
October 29, 2003 SCO Group has begun a direct challenge to the General Public License--the legal foundation for Linux, numerous other open-source programming projects and software that SCO still ships.SCO's next target: SGI?
September 5, 2003 SCO Group, which has sued IBM for more than $3 billion for allegedly moving Unix code into Linux, may also have Silicon Graphics in its crosshairs.SCO opens new front in Linux war
December 23, 2003 SCO Group targets a new group in an effort to profit from what it says is illegal use of Unix intellectual property in Linux, but Novell claims it still holds copyrights.GPL gains clout in German legal case
April 23, 2004 A German court lends some weight to the important open-source license, the legal foundation of Linux but an agreement that hasn't been interpreted by courts.Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation
December 23, 2004 The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991.SCO targets federal supercomputer users
March 19, 2004 The company sends letters threatening two Energy Department facilities with legal action for using Linux.Settling down?
April 2, 2004 Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration.Hidden text shows SCO prepped lawsuit against BofA
March 4, 2004 The SCO Group filed lawsuits this week against AutoZone and DaimlerChrysler, but SCO also has focused on Bank of America, a document seen by CNET News.com shows.Week in review: Copyright fights
January 23, 2004 The tech world keeps court dockets working overtime as the recording industry sues hundreds of people it can't name, the SCO Group gets tough with a rival, and Microsoft got a little too rough with...Microsoft's document gambit moves ahead
December 7, 2006 Standards vote could boost its Office document format in high-stakes race for desktop prominence.
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