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OSDL hires lawyer, opens China office

August 27, 2004 The lab home of Linux founder Linus Torvalds hires an intellectual-property attorney and says hello to Beijing. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Beijing, consortium, intellectual property, attorney, lawyer, office, founder, China, Linux

GPL defenders say: See you in court

October 1, 2007 The Software Freedom Law Center files suit--and could roil the waters for more folks than just the single defendant. TAGS: GPL, GPLv3, compliance, Free Software Foundation, license, open source, Linux, open-source software, attorney, Microsoft Corp.

Open source on the move

April 23, 2004 roundup Linux backers gather in San Diego to talk up how the open-source operating system can continue its gains on the desktop. TAGS: backer, GPL, Linux, open source, San Diego, court, attorney, software company, operating system, PC

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, suit, IBM Corp., damage, Judge, lawsuit, Utah, intellectual property, Novell Inc., attorney

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, Unix, Free Software Foundation, Linux, IBM Corp., Open Source Development Labs, license, attorney, work, code, intellectual property, open source, leader, 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, code, claim, Novell Inc.

SCO still wants info from IBM

July 9, 2004 Linux foe seeks more documents, names Big Blue programmers and says what it wants from Torvalds. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, IBM Corp., contributor, Palmisano, Linux, Mr., IBM AIX, programmer, court, attorney, document

Year in review: Linux under attack

December 19, 2003 Lawsuits, threats and conspiracy theories swirled across the open-source landscape as the Linux operating system gained new converts. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linux, Unix, David Boies, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Linux seller, suit, lawsuit, open source, desktop computer, attorney, attack, operating system, server

Open source: A nonproprietary world

September 13, 2003 Open-source software has underlying source code that may be freely seen, changed and redistributed--in sharp contrast with proprietary software from companies such as Microsoft or Oracle. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., GNU, Unix, Linux, open source, open-source software, source code, intellectual property, GPL, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., attorney, Oracle Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat's case against SCO put on hold

April 7, 2004 A federal judge denies SCO's motion to throw out a suit brought by the Linux seller but put the case on hold, awaiting an outcome in a related case. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Red Hat Inc., Unix, suit, Linux, Novell Inc., outcome, motion, IBM Corp., Linux seller, federal judge, intellectual property, attorney, open source, operating system

SCO adds copyright claim to IBM suit

February 6, 2004 The company significantly widens its Unix and Linux lawsuit against IBM, adding a copyright infringement claim to the already complicated case, sources say. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Novell Inc., Unix, claim, Linux, attorney, lawsuit, open source, operating system

SCO opens new front in Linux war

December 23, 2003 SCO Group targets a new group in an effort to profit from what it says is illegal use of Unix intellectual property in Linux, but Novell claims it still holds copyrights. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., wrench, Novell Inc., Unix, licensee, Linux, intellectual property, auditing, Linux seller, letter, IBM Corp., attorney, AT&T Corp., operating system, open source

Attorney: More disclosure will end GPL case

April 23, 2004 Dutch company Sitecom can get itself out of legal hot water, if it releases all the necessary software to comply with the General Public License, an attorney says. TAGS: GPL, attorney, compliance, source code, script, wireless networking, Linux, open source

SCO's next target: SGI?

September 5, 2003 SCO Group, which has sued IBM for more than $3 billion for allegedly moving Unix code into Linux, may also have Silicon Graphics in its crosshairs. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., SCO Group Inc., file system, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., intellectual property, open source, attorney, operating system, server

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, Unix company, Linux, discovery, IBM Corp., suit, attorney, intellectual property

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

Judge slams SCO's lack of evidence against IBM

February 10, 2005 Federal judge criticizes "astonishing" lack of evidence but denies Big Blue's request to defang SCO's claims. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Unix, evidence, federal judge, IBM Corp., Judge, claim, source code, Linux, attorney

SCO targets federal supercomputer users

March 19, 2004 The company sends letters threatening two Energy Department facilities with legal action for using Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., supercomputer, legal action, letter, Unix, Linux, facility, intellectual property, IBM Corp., open source, attorney

GPL gains clout in German legal case

April 23, 2004 A German court lends some weight to the important open-source license, the legal foundation of Linux but an agreement that hasn't been interpreted by courts. TAGS: GPL, SCO Group Inc., court, decision, open source, Linux, wireless network, law, IBM Corp., compliance, attorney

Week in review: Copyright fights

January 23, 2004 The tech world keeps court dockets working overtime as the recording industry sues hundreds of people it can't name, the SCO Group gets tough with a rival, and Microsoft got a little too rough with... TAGS: Mikerowesoft.com, SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., recording industry, file-swapping, Unix, Week in review, lawsuit, RIAA, Linux, attorney, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp., DVD, e-mail
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