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| DATE | 2003-08-08 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] IBM countersues SCO
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What took them so long
Ruben
On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 07:17:00PM +0100, Inker, Evan wrote:
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> IBM countersues SCO
> By STEPHEN SHANKLAND
> Staff Writer, CNET News.com
>
> POSTED AT 10:04 AM EDT Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003
>
>
> IBM on Thursday filed counterclaims against the SCO Group in the continuing
> legal battle over the Linux operating system.
>
> An IBM spokesman said on Thursday that the company made the filing late
> Wednesday. Further details were not immediately available, and SCO
> representatives could not be reached for comment.
>
> SCO has sued IBM for $3-billion (U.S.), alleging that Big Blue moved
> proprietary Unix code into Linux and breached the terms of its Unix license
> with SCO. Separately from the IBM suit, SCO has said that Unix code was
> copied directly into Linux and seeks payments of as much as $1,399 per
> computer from Linux users.
>
> The bold initial lawsuit, followed by the equally bold threat that Linux
> users should pay or face potential legal action, has sent shock waves
> through the computing industry.
>
> On Monday, the top Linux seller, Red Hat, filed a separate lawsuit seeking a
> legal judgment about whether Linux violates SCO's Unix copyrights.
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>
>
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