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Microsoft Adds IP Indemnity To Linux Fight
News The company already offers unlimited protection to its volume licence customers, but is adding the indemnity for customers who buy its key products in other ways, such as from a computer maker or even off a retail shelf.
[November 10, 2004, 7:23]
Security Contractors Urged To Take Out Personal Indemnity Insurance
News Richard Starnes, vice president of the UK chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), believes personal indemnity insurance for most security professionals will become inevitable. David Woods, an IT litigation specialist at law...
[June 2, 2004, 15:30]
Microsoft Adds IP Indemnity To Linux Fight
Talkback If Microsoft beat Linux on the fear of indemnity, then you (America) have only your silly legal system that allows patenting of abstract, common concepts to blame, and allows the Microsofts of this world to hold companies to ransom based on it.
[November 10, 2004, 13:47]
Security Contractors Urged To Take Out Personal Indemnity Insurance
Talkback Most of the larger organizations you'll come across (where the damages would presumably be the greatest) have requirements for contractor insurance coverage right in their professional services contract language.
[June 3, 2004, 17:50]
Security Contractors Urged To Take Out Personal Indemnity Insurance
Talkback Sue your consultant--yep, just shoot the general who defended your city from invaders, but couldn't stop a few stray shells from hitting buildings. He must've been an incompetent fool.
[June 4, 2004, 19:16]
Microsoft Adds IP Indemnity To Linux Fight
Talkback The main problem I am begining to see around Microsoft these days is that it is begining to belive it's own lies about the problems with Linux. I also have to add, that if MS had faith that it's product could sell by it's self in a fair an...
[November 11, 2004, 8:43]
Microsoft Adds IP Indemnity To Linux Fight
Talkback this article is interesting considering it will probably be microsoft doing the suing in the future.only in america, if u cant compete u just sue your competition.and dont forget to wave your flag while u are at it.
[November 10, 2004, 22:15]
Microsoft Adds IP Indemnity To Linux Fight
Talkback Other Loopholes include (v) and (vii), but the killer is (iv), which disclaims any indemnity for users who wish to input any data.ix)(a), also since literally it excludes trade secret liability for improper action on anyone's part, including MS.
[November 10, 2004, 9:13]
Lloyd's To Provide Open Source IP Indemnity
Talkback "All your patents are belong to us! Muhhahahahaha "chuckles microsoft. Captain Gates to PFY, arm the litigation cannon! If it moves they'll sue it. If it doesn't move they'll sue it in case it moves later and then claim they owned the intellectual...
[August 18, 2005, 14:29]
Lloyd's To Provide Open Source IP Indemnity
Talkback I'm not sure what your point is here, 'Anonymous' above. There seems to be no indication in the above article that ZD think anything of the potential legal risks of open source software, and neither do Lloyd's.
[August 16, 2005, 10:28]
Lloyd's To Provide Open Source IP Indemnity
Talkback Wow, so ZD believes a portion of open source to be ripped off? I'd say it's ZD, not Lloyd's, who have 'woken up'.
[August 15, 2005, 17:38]
Lloyd's To Provide Open Source IP Indemnity
News Lloyd's of London, the oldest insurance organisation in the world, is to underwrite open source software against claims of intellectual-property (IP) infringement. The insurance will be available through brokers to companies and organisations who...
[August 15, 2005, 13:50]
Microsoft: We'll Protect You From Lawsuits
News The indemnity provision rarely comes into play, said Morris Kremen, associate general counsel for licensing at Microsoft. The software giant has expanded the indemnity provisions that go with its software licensing agreements to remove a perennial...
[July 22, 2003, 12:07]
Microsoft's New Weapon Against Linux Questioned
News Microsoft's indemnity is really only half an indemnity," said Penfold. I'm not sure if Microsoft is providing the best indemnity -- Novell's proposition appears to be the best," said Penfold. Microsoft's latest defence of the Windows in which its...
[November 1, 2004, 15:54]
HP Charts Linux Course
News How did the indemnity provision come about? The indemnity solved a real problem today. For Martin Fink, life is good these days. As vice president in charge of Hewlett-Packard's Linux strategy, Fink says HP's decision to indemnify its customers...
[December 4, 2003, 11:40]
Sun May Shelter Java Users From SCO
News Additionally, the software giant expanded the indemnity provisions in its volume license agreements as a way to put customers at ease against the fear of lawsuits. The company does not provide indemnity to Sun server customers who choose to run...
[September 11, 2003, 9:40]
IBM Launches Another SCO Counterattack
News In a memo to IBM sales representatives, Samson said such indemnity offers provided little real protection for customers and restrict their ability to participate in the open-source community. The typical approach to indemnity.we believe runs...
[September 29, 2003, 11:35]
SCO Ponders Hike In 'Linux IP' Licence Fees
News Two types of IP licences are currently on offer from SCOSource: "paid up" licences that give permanent indemnity, and annual licences, which vary between one-fifth and two-fifths of the cost of a full version.
[August 10, 2004, 11:25]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback Have they taken out any Indemnity against over redemption. MKM Marketing & Promotions are behind these promotions. This was a problem with Hoover.
[September 8, 2004, 9:06]
Novell Case Study: RAETS P&I
White Papers Located in the Netherlands, RAETS P&I (Protection and Indemnity) is a group of companies specializing in marine liability insurance. The company needed to replace a customized Paradox database infrastructure that was becoming too expensive to...
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