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Mono offers open-source spin on Silverlight

May 16, 2008 First public release of Novell's Moonlight will compete with products from Adobe, Sun, and Apple.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK) TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Mono, Firefox 3.0, Matthew Broersma, Novell Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., intellectual property, open source, codec, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Linux, project, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer

Intellectual property in the era of open source

July 19, 2006 Tech industry veteran Brad Silverberg says those who believe "software IP is dead" are missing the point about open source. TAGS: intellectual property, innovation, open source, customer satisfaction, enterprise software, IP

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., coupon, intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, threat, open-source software, New York, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server

Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts

May 14, 2007 Company's more threatening stance spotlights its effort to pressure open-source firms to license its patents. TAGS: patent, intellectual property, open source, open-source company, Novell Inc., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company

AMD nurtures open-source graphics

September 6, 2007 Overcoming ATI's earlier objections, AMD is actively cooperating on open-source software to support its graphics chips. TAGS: AMD, ATI Technologies, graphics chip, open source, Linux, intellectual property, open-source software, 3D, Intel

Open-source screening company hires legal muscle

June 18, 2004 Black Duck Software has tapped an IP specialist to advise companies about the use of open-source and proprietary software. TAGS: Black Duck Software, open-source software, open source, intellectual property

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

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open-source software, open source, Linux, OpenOffice.org, Linux kernel, article, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, lawyer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.

Attorney: GPLv3 may not bind Microsoft

July 25, 2007 Software giant likely will be able to extricate itself from the implications of the open-source license, lawyer says. TAGS: GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, Novell Inc., GPL, agreement, lawyer, open source, Microsoft Corp., intellectual property, attorney

IBM: Proprietary technology not enough

April 6, 2005 These days, it's necessary to balance proprietary, open-source approaches, Big Blue exec stresses at conference. TAGS: open source, IBM Corp., intellectual property, approach, offering, open-source software, community, Novell Inc., conference, Linux

IBM wins patent glory, but seeks reform

January 11, 2007 Big Blue was awarded the most U.S. patents in 2006, but it still wants patent system tweaks. TAGS: patent, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source

Panel: Shared work, not suits, key to open source

November 20, 2003 A Comdex panel proposes that the main innovation of the open-source movement isn't the creation of licensing models but the collaboration between developers. TAGS: Jason Matusow, open source, COMDEX, collaboration, Amazon.com Inc., SCO Group Inc., chief technical officer, intellectual property, innovation, trade show, developer, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Is open source getting to Microsoft?

September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even. TAGS: Web service, open source, patent, intellectual property, open-source community, standards, vendor, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows

Why I love patents and copyrights

May 10, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says that without intellectual property rights, we might as well go back to living in caves. TAGS: footage, patent, intellectual property, sentiment, auction, Chicago, collection, open source, photograph

Opening up an open-source roadblock

February 21, 2007 If the FSF succeeds in blocking a landmark deal, the biggest losers will be software consumers, policy analyst James DeLong says. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, open-source community, open source, freedom, open-source software, Novell Inc., intellectual property, member, Microsoft Corp.

IBM should indemnify open-source customers

October 23, 2003 Forrester Research's Julie Giera has some advice for those that are considering doing business with companies that refuse to indemnify their open-source software customers. TAGS: legal action, open source, liability, intellectual property, risk, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., litigation, situation, asset, information technology, component

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: interoperability, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Novell Inc., Linux, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

This week in Linux news

November 19, 2004 Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, open source, open-source software, Java, operating system, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: Novell Inc., intellectual property, open-source programmer, open source, patent, license agreement, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, GPL, Linux, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows
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