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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, fee, license, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp.

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, federal judge, Judge, motion, request, intellectual property, complaint, Unix, CEO, Linux

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, founder, Unix, Linux

Open-source leader: SCO suits a boon to Linux

March 10, 2005 The OSDL's Stuart Cohen says the litigation is "one of the best things that ever happened to the operating system." TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Open Source Development Labs, diligence, litigation, IBM Corp., Linux, intellectual property, CEO, London, open source, 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, shareholder, IBM Corp., lawsuit, suit, intellectual property, court, Unix, Linux, attorney

SCO flops in DaimlerChrysler Unix lawsuit

July 21, 2004 Controversial company suffers setback in legal efforts to capitalize on Unix. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, setback, intellectual property, compliance, agreement, Linux, lawsuit, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc.

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, intellectual property, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, SCO Group Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, open source, patent, open-source software, Java, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

SCO: No plans for new lawsuits

August 4, 2004 There's work enough to be done in pending cases against IBM, Novell, AutoZone and others, CEO says. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., lawsuit, intellectual property, litigation, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, CEO

IBM issues subpoenas for tech giants' SCO dealings

February 22, 2006 To build defense in long-running legal battle over Unix use, Big Blue demands details from Microsoft, HP, Sun and BayStar. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., BayStar Capital, subpoena, Unix, dealing, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., communication, agreement, investment, defense, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Linux, HP, Microsoft Corp.

SCO, BayStar resume squabbling

July 24, 2004 Stock-and-cash dispute settlement between Linux foe and its investor held up by unspecified dispute. TAGS: BayStar Capital, SCOsource, SCO Group Inc., disclosure, dispute, transaction, intellectual property, Unix, Linux

SCO seeks to buttress case against Big Blue

July 16, 2004 Meanwhile, a judge temporarily stays the Unix company's legal campaign against AutoZone. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., summary judgment, Unix company, Unix, Linus Torvalds, IBM Corp., Linux, discovery, suit, intellectual property, attorney

Year in review: Linux on the hot seat

December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Novell Inc., GPL, intellectual property, open source, Unix, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

SCO reports deeper loss, shrinking revenue

December 22, 2004 It's another quarter of financial bad news for the firm engaged in litigation over Unix and Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., SCOsource, SCO OpenServer, litigation, Unix, CFO, intellectual property, Linux, IBM Corp., CEO

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, legal action, open source, enterprise, lawsuit, intellectual property, IBM Corp., London, Unix, code, Linux

EU plan could put open sourcers in court

August 2, 2005 A proposed European law on IP infringement could allow SCO to sue Linux users in a criminal court, experts say. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., directive, infringement, Free Software Foundation, intellectual property right, intellectual property, law firm, court, European Union, law, IP, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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: indemnification, intellectual property, patent infringement, infringement, lawsuit, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., open-source software, threat, Linux, software company, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft heralds study on customer legal protections

February 10, 2005 A new study points out that the software maker offers more protection than that given by open-source rivals. TAGS: legal protection, SCO Group Inc., open source, intellectual property, protection, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux

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, SCO Group Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, patent, open source, Unix, open-source software, protection, Red Hat Inc., Java, IBM Corp., attack

HP memo: Microsoft planned open-source patent fight

July 20, 2004 Hewlett-Packard backs away from 2002 memo fearing its close ally was ready to sic lawyers on open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, memo, Sendmail Inc., SCO Group Inc., patent infringement, GPL, Samba, intellectual property, open source, Apache Software Foundation, Linux seller, patent, Linux, spokeswoman, HP, Microsoft Corp.

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, Novell Inc., Larry Ellison, SCO Group Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux seller, Linux, open-source software, Unix, open source, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.