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SCO And Linux: The Legal Rights And Wrongs
News Assuming that SCO's claims have merit, where does the liability lie? In an interview with CNET News.com, Meyer said that if the court upholds SCO's claims, it could present troubling liability questions for the companies that use, develop or sell...
[September 29, 2003, 12:50]
YouTube May Face Court Over Copyright Complaints
News But what we don't want is for the liability to the Web sites to be so high that it closes down public forums. For now, YouTube is standing on solid legal ground, according to several legal experts who said that YouTube is protected — under the same...
[July 24, 2006, 15:50]
Microsoft Adds IP Indemnity To Linux Fight
News Kaefer said the argument is resonating with some customers who are concerned about liability. Hewlett-Packard and Novell have offered liability protection to some Linux customers, but both Microsoft and analysts note that most of the protections...
[November 10, 2004, 7:23]
Microsoft: We'll Protect You From Lawsuits
News Under the new provision, which took effect on 1 March, Microsoft removed the liability cap in intellectual property suits and altered other parts of the agreements that potentially expand its liability.
[July 22, 2003, 12:07]
Sun, HP Say SCO's Claim Is Not Relevant
News Solaris X86, the version that runs on Sun's Intel-based servers, is also compatible with Linux applications, a situation that will not incur liability, McNealy asserted. In any event, Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president of software for Sun...
[May 20, 2003, 13:16]
Information Security Challenges In Higher Education: The Hidden Threat To College Security
White Papers Colleges not wanting to find themselves on the wrong end a liability suit claiming damages due to invasion of privacy or identity theft and possible future harm need to take steps now. It is incumbent upon them to protect their, and their students...
[October 26, 2004, 0:00]
SCO Warns Businesses Over Linux Liabilities
News Legal liability that may arise from the Linux development process may also rest with the end user. Legal liability may rest with the end users. The company said Wednesday that a second major customer has signed a licence under its SCOsource plan...
[May 15, 2003, 7:28]
Microsoft To License SCO Group Unix Rights
News Legal liability that may arise from the Linux development process may also rest with the end user. AT&T sold the Unix intellectual property to Novell Networks, which in turn sold it to the Santa Cruz Operation.
[May 19, 2003, 7:33]
Contract Amendment 'gives SCO Unix Copyrights'
News The copying claim, which grew out of SCO's $1bn lawsuit against IBM, spurred SCO to send letters to 1,500 large companies warning that using Linux could expose them to legal liability. They do have the copyrights," said John Ferrell, an...
[June 6, 2003, 9:04]
Unix Contract Sheds Light On Novell-SCO Dispute
News On 14 May, SCO claimed in letters sent to 1,500 of the world's largest companies that using Linux could open them to legal liability because Unix source code has been copied into Linux. The Unix ownership debate grew from SCO's $1bn (£610m) lawsuit...
[June 5, 2003, 7:28]
Microsoft's IP Indemnification Praised
News HP and Novell have offered liability protection to some Linux customers, but both Microsoft and analysts have noted that those protections are more limited than the broad indemnity offered by Microsoft.
[February 10, 2005, 8:55]
ISPs Given Deadline For File-sharing Crackdown
News Currently ISPs bear no liability for illegal file-sharing as the content is not hosted on their servers. The BERR spokesperson said that the impetus for Whitehall imposing the deadline was to protect business by protecting intellectual property.
[February 22, 2008, 12:57]
Hollywood Heads Up Anti-piracy Charge
News Berman has not introduced his bill yet, but his description says that it will immunise copyright holders from civil and criminal liability who use technological methods such as hacking to "prevent the unauthorised distribution of their copyrighted...
[July 23, 2002, 8:14]
SCO Sets Steep Charge For Linux Licence
News The reality here (is that) IBM and Red Hat have painted a Linux liability target on the backs of their customers," he said. What is at issue here is whether intellectual property rights will have any value in the age of the Internet.
[August 6, 2003, 9:10]
Swap A File, Go To Jail?
News Such tactics could be further expanded if Congress approves legislation backed by the record labels that would explicitly allow them to harass file-swappers without fear of liability. I think they're serious about it," said Siva Vaidhyanathan, an...
[July 16, 2002, 8:00]
Securing Network-Attached Storage: Protecting NAS From Viruses, Intrusions, And Blended Threats
White Papers An attack on a NAS system can cause loss of intellectual property, business continuity, liability for compromised customer data, the time and money spent in recovery, and loss of customer confidence. Data is one of the most valuable assets of any...
[September 17, 2004, 0:00]
Judge Rules File-sharing Tools Are Legal
News Earlier versions of the software, which functioned slightly differently, could potentially leave the companies open to liability. While the ruling in no way validates the legality of downloading copyrighted music online, it would shield companies...
[April 28, 2003, 7:56]
Sun May Shelter Java Users From SCO
News Over the years, Sun has paid millions of dollars to the owners of the original Unix code so that it can use the code in a variety of products without fear of liability. Sun has publicly stated on several occasions that it will indemnify its Solaris...
[September 11, 2003, 9:40]
Firms Facing File-sharing Probes
News When we spoke to the FBI they said they were trying to find out where the legal liability lay. The potential vicarious employer liability does not get the employee off the hook," said Mark Smith, solicitor for Olswang.
[March 24, 2005, 17:10]
SCO: We'll See Novell In Court
News SCO delivered a second blow this month when it sent letters to 1,500 corporations using Linux, saying their use of the open-source operating system could expose them to similar liability. Industry analysts viewed the move as an escalation of the...
[June 2, 2003, 9:12]
