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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, lawsuit, litigation, agreement, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., software company, open source

Red Hat seeks to reawaken SCO case

April 21, 2004 The Linux company asks a judge to let its copyright-related suit go ahead, and not wait until a related case between IBM and SCO is resolved. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux company, IBM Corp., Utah, Linux, lawyer, open source

SCO's failing case against IBM

March 9, 2004 Open-source advocate Bruce Perens says SCO will need more than fancy footwork to pull off its argument in the Linux code dispute. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., IBM AIX, Open Group, Unix, AT&T Corp., claim, argument, IBM Corp., Linux, API, open source, lawyer, Novell Inc.

SCO subpoenas Linux leaders

November 13, 2003 Subpoenas are flying in the high-profile lawsuit between the SCO Group and IBM, as both try to buttress their legal claims by turning to third parties for information. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., subpoena, BayStar Capital, IBM Corp., kernel, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, Linus Torvalds, request, lawsuit, source code, court, claim, lawyer, Unix

Red Hat adds legal firepower

May 18, 2004 The Linux seller taps a former associate general counsel of IBM to be its top lawyer as its legal attack against SCO heats up. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., general counsel, Linux seller, IBM Corp., Linux, intellectual property, open source, open-source software, lawyer, attack

Linux lab hires lawyers for Torvalds

November 14, 2003 The Open Source Development Lab will pay to represent Linus Torvalds, the Linux operating system founder who this week was subpoenaed in connection with a $3 billion suit against IBM. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Open Source Development Labs, SCO Group Inc., lab, suit, IBM Corp., Linux, law firm, Unix, GPL, founder, consortium, Red Hat Inc., lawyer, open source, operating system