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SCO takes Linux licensing overseas

January 14, 2004 Companies outside the United States that use the open-source operating system now face the threat of legal action from the SCO Group, which is making licenses available worldwide. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SCOsource, legal action, Caldera Systems Inc., license, Linux, intellectual property, lawsuit, threat, open source, U.S., IP, operating system

SCO sees loss on legal fees

December 22, 2003 The controversial Unix software company reports a loss for its fourth quarter, based largely on hefty legal expenses it has accrued in its intellectual property war against Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SCOsource, Unix, intellectual property, SCO Unix, licensing agreement, fee, Linux, earnings, software company

SCO may raise 'Linux' license fees

August 10, 2004 Threat of higher fees may now be the only way to prod more companies into buying SCO Group licenses. TAGS: SCOsource, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, license, fee, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp.

DaimlerChrysler: Dismiss SCO suit

April 29, 2004 The company asks a judge to throw out the SCO Group's lawsuit against it, one of several high-profile cases that have entangled Linux in SCO's intellectual-property claims over Unix. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, Novell Inc., SCO Unix, Linux, Bank of America Corp., certification, intellectual property, lawsuit, suit, Red Hat Inc., compliance, letter, IBM Corp., operating system

Judge accepts expanded SCO lawsuit

February 28, 2004 A judge OKs the SCO Group's changes to a lawsuit against IBM that now seeks $5 billion in damages for Big Blue's alleged moving of Unix intellectual property into Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, Linux, damage, IBM Corp., suit, Judge, lawsuit, Utah, intellectual property, Novell Inc., attorney

SCO lawyers promised settlement payday

November 6, 2003 Lawyers representing SCO Group in the software maker's ongoing intellectual-property litigation could stand to benefit significantly if the company settles its pending lawsuits or is sold. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., David Boies, law firm, lawyer, intellectual property, litigation, lawsuit, agreement, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., software company, open source

SCO swings back at Red Hat

September 16, 2003 The controversial software maker files a motion to dismiss the Linux company's lawsuit, claiming the company has no grounds for action. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., motion, Linux, litigation, Linux company, Linux software, intellectual property, suit, IBM Corp., leader, operating system

SCO, Novell publish Unix disputes

January 13, 2004 The companies are publicly airing documents related to their dispute over Unix copyrights--key factors in SCO's claim to intellectual property rights for Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., Unix, intellectual property right, claim, intellectual property, dispute, asset, Utah, Linux, IBM Corp., document, open source, operating system

SCO suit now seeks $3 billion from IBM

June 17, 2003 SCO Group ups the ante in an amendment to its suit against IBM, seeking more than $3 billion in damages for alleged copying of proprietary Unix intellectual property into Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linus Torvalds, Unix, Utah, amendment, intellectual property, Linux, IBM Corp., suit, damage, litigation, attorney, claim, code, Novell Inc.

Torvalds: What, me worry?

July 8, 2003 Linux creator Linus Torvalds sounds off on SCO Group's lawsuit against IBM, intellectual property in the open-source world and the future of the Linux operating system. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, intellectual property right, Linux kernel, engineer, patent, IBM Corp., programming, process, open source, operating system

New trial date in IBM-SCO case

July 7, 2005 Federal judge resets trial date to February 2007, allowing time to depose Big Blue chief Sam Palmisano. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Palmisano, IBM Corp., trial, motion, federal judge, Judge, request, complaint, Unix, intellectual property, Linux, CEO

Judge orders SCO to show Linux infringement

December 6, 2003 IBM wins a victory in a legal battle with SCO Group when a judge orders SCO to show the Linux software to which it believes it has rights and point out where it believes IBM is infringing. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Sequent Computer Systems, Linux software, IBM Corp., SCO Unix, Unix, Linux, Judge, evidence, claim, GPL, court, intellectual property

Former SCO exec samples Linux again

November 11, 2003 Ransom Love, the former chief executive of Linux archenemy SCO Group, jumps back into the Linux business by joining the board of a start-up called Progeny. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Debian, Caldera Systems Inc., Linux, Red Hat Inc., Linux seller, SuSE, intellectual property, exec, asset, Unix, open source, CEO

Groklaw founder exits open-source firm

November 24, 2004 Pamela Jones steps down from OSRM, which insures against open-source intellectual property risks. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, open source, Unix, founder, Linux

SCO identifies Linux licensee

March 1, 2004 EV1Servers.net signs a deal that will let it run thousands of Linux servers without facing legal consequences from SCO. Other licensees are keeping mum. TAGS: EV1Servers.net, SCO Group Inc., licensee, Linux, Unix, Linux server, Novell Inc., license, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, server, operating system

SCO delays Linux user lawsuit announcement

March 3, 2004 The Unix specialist plans to begin legal action against Linux users Tuesday--likely two separate companies--but an announcement of the names won't come until Wednesday, the company says. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., legal action, Unix, Linux, announcement, Thomson First Call, intellectual property, spokesman, IBM Corp., CEO

Court orders SCO to show more code

March 4, 2004 The SCO Group is told to specify what code in Linux infringes on its intellectual property, giving momentum to its legal tug-of-war with IBM over the open-source software. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., IBM AIX, Linux, IBM Corp., memo, intellectual property, Utah, Unix, order

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. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linus Torvalds, Free Software Foundation, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., Open Source Development Labs, license, work, attorney, open source, intellectual property, code, leader, operating system

SCO warns of IBM lawsuit risks

March 31, 2003 The company says its billion-dollar lawsuit alleging that IBM misappropriated trade secrets will be costly and could have other consequences. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Morgan Keegan Co., trade secret, IBM Corp., shareholder, suit, lawsuit, Utah, Unix, Linux, attorney, intellectual property
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