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Open-source firm offers to protect customers from lawsuits

October 17, 2006 Software seller OpenLogic says it will indemnify buyers against legal action connected with its open-source products. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open source, legal action, enterprise, lawsuit, intellectual property, IBM Corp., code, Unix, London, Linux

How to fight against patent terrorism

January 6, 2005 Attorney Richard Wilder says CIOs will increasingly need to weigh indemnification policies before making purchases. TAGS: intellectual property, indemnification, infringement, patent infringement, lawsuit, SCO Group Inc., terrorist, Novell Inc., open-source software, Linux, protection, threat, software company, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, Scott McNealy, patent infringement, SCO Group Inc., open source, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, patent, Unix, protection, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, IBM Corp., Java

Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection

November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Linux seller, SCO Group Inc., Linux, Oracle Corp., Novell Inc., Larry Ellison, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Lawyers ride shotgun for open source

February 1, 2005 A law center led by Eben Moglen and others will provide free services to developers who use open-source or free-software methods. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Samba, Open Source Risk Management, Free Software Foundation, open source, Linus Torvalds, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, lawyer, consortium, Linux, center, intellectual property, law, Unix, professor
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