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Judge agrees to limit SCO claims against IBM

...has thrown out hundreds of claims made by SCO Group in its Linux lawsuit against IBM, finding that SCO failed to specify many of Big... Read more

3 July, 2006 by Tom Krazit

SCO: We'll see Novell in court

Novell's copyright issues are 'not important', says SCO - but the case may well end up being settled in court Read more

2 June, 2003 by David Becker

IBM denies Unix theft charges

Big Blue has defended itself against allegations that it misappropriated Unix trade secrets, in its ongoing lawsuit with SCO Read more

2 May, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

SCO: Our code is in Linux

As part of SCO's lawsuit against IBM, the company is claiming that its UnixWare source code has been 'copied' into Linux Read more

2 May, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Linux lawsuit raises questions for customers

Charles Cooper: The SCO-IBM lawsuit has opened up the debate on open-source software, and customers need to consider their own liabilities. Read more

21 July, 2003 by Charles Cooper

AutoZone asks for stay on SCO case

...asked a court to put a hold on the SCO Group's Linux lawsuit against it -- a case that could have repercussions for any company... Read more

28 April, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

SCO adds another accusation to IBM case

SCO Group has significantly widened its Unix and Linux lawsuit against IBM, adding a copyright infringement claim to the already complicated... Read more

6 February, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Hidden text reveals SCO's original target

...a Microsoft Word document shows that SCO initially planned to launch its Linux lawsuit against a different heavyweight defendant Read more

5 March, 2004 by Scott Ard and Stephen Shankland

SCO wants $5bn from IBM

...that SCO is seeking in damages from IBM in conjunction with its Linux lawsuit has hit $5bn Read more

9 February, 2004 by David Becker

Jon Hall: Open source should be protected from 'looters'

Linux User Expo: A well-known open-source advocate compares SCO's Linux lawsuit to the theft of Iraq's national treasures Read more

24 June, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Server and storage sales help Dell to record revenue in Q2

Though question marks remain over SCO's Linux lawsuit... Dell has reported second quarter profits up 26 per cent, meeting... Read more

15 August, 2003 by John G. Spooner

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