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:internetnews.com: SCO Escalates Linux Battle
internetnews.com: SCO Escalates Linux Battle
Jul 21, 2003, 15 :36 UTC (96 Talkback[s]) (15872 reads)

(Other stories by Thor Olavsrud)

"Laying the ground work to take its battle with Linux directly to Linux customers, SCO Group said it has received U.S. copyright registrations for its Unix System V source code; just the firepower it needs to pursue copyright violation suits.

"Until now, SCO's conflict with Linux, which it claims is an unauthorized derivation of its Unix code, has centered on a breach of contract suit aimed at IBM. But with the copyrights in hand, SCO said using Linux is essentially software piracy, and it is ready to open a new revenue stream by giving Linux users immunity to copyright violations through licensing.

"The company said it plans to offer UnixWare licenses tailored to support run-time, binary use of Linux for all commercial users of Linux based on the 2.4.x and later versions of the Linux kernel. SCO said any commercial Linux customers that purchase the license will be held harmless against past copyright violations and for any future use of Linux in a run-only, binary format..."

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Related Stories:
InfoWorld: SCO Readies New Linux Licensing Program(Jul 21, 2003)
Raleigh News & Observer: Lawsuit Casts Cloud Over Red Hat(Jul 16, 2003)
CNET News: Sun Expands Unix Deal with SCO(Jul 11, 2003)
eWeek: SCO vs. Linux: Show Me the Money(Jul 10, 2003)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Aren't there attorneys out there in  ...   SCO- Linux license   
wolf
Jul 21, 2003, 15:58:45
 
Gee, SCO wants me to send them a check w ...   Oh, please.   
Todd
Jul 21, 2003, 16:00:45
 
I'm just waiting for an organised le ...   Sue SCO   
xxx
Jul 21, 2003, 16:08:09
 
I was wondering, is this news verifiable ...   Is this verifiable?   
Clint
Jul 21, 2003, 16:16:34
 
What laws are Linux users violating?Darr ...   SCO should be sued for extorition, raccketeering,   
Ty
Jul 21, 2003, 16:18:05
 
If I got that right, the license on the  ...   Now what?   
Volker Hett
Jul 21, 2003, 16:22:50
 
This is a re-post: I made this post on t ...   License for SCO to help Microsoft   
GH
Jul 21, 2003, 16:24:21
 
Don't panic, I'm sure someone is ...   Time is on GPL side   
Greg&Stevens
Jul 21, 2003, 16:30:11
 
It seems to me that if SCO does get paym ...   Developers need to Sue   
No Where man
Jul 21, 2003, 16:31:41
 
I think that I'm going to join in on ...   SCO wishes.....   
Glen
Jul 21, 2003, 16:36:16
 
> If I got that right, the license on th ...   Re: Now what?   
Volker Hett
Jul 21, 2003, 16:38:06
 
SCO stock, now.That was the sign.  ...   sell, sell, sell   
yuri vil
Jul 21, 2003, 16:40:06
 
> I was wondering, is this news verifiab ...   It's verifiable...   
Svartalf
Jul 21, 2003, 16:40:24
 
If I got that right, the license on the  ...   Re: Now what?   
Don
Jul 21, 2003, 16:41:00
 
First of all, let me state that I don&#3 ...   Depressing   
Andrew Williams
Jul 21, 2003, 16:44:12
 
> If I got that right, the license on th ...   Re: Now what?   
Svartalf
Jul 21, 2003, 16:46:09
 
We should all get together and sue SCO - ...   Does SCO also own the if construct ?   
TheSaint
Jul 21, 2003, 16:54:17
 
So does that mean that SCO considers 2.2 ...   SCO escalates; 2.2.x status? & new slogan   
Harv
Jul 21, 2003, 17:00:13
 
IANAL, but I believe that since SCO now  ...   LINUX HAS LOST!!!   
AC
Jul 21, 2003, 17:00:24
 
"Anyone that has ever submitted a substa ...   Re: It's verifiable...   
Daryl
Jul 21, 2003, 17:00:38
 
My only question is this: Will they refu ...   Is it refundable???   
Lonnie Borntreger
Jul 21, 2003, 17:02:55
 
>SCO will not succeed but they will caus ...   Re: Time is on GPL side   
No Where Man
Jul 21, 2003, 17:03:12
 
The funny thing about this ad is that it ...   Now what ?   
GH
Jul 21, 2003, 17:13:33
 
Every word anyone writes is automaticall ...   A Copyright is not a patent...   
Anonymous
Jul 21, 2003, 17:14:34
 
Why are we talking about SCO? We need to ...   Let the dog Bark I don't care   
Linuxguy123
Jul 21, 2003, 17:17:21
 
TSG have just registered their claim to  ...   Registration != copyright   
Leon Brooks
Jul 21, 2003, 17:17:53
 
Please understand the nature of copyrigh ...   Copyright registration means little...   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jul 21, 2003, 17:21:13
 
The GPL says that attempts to sublicense ...   Re: Now what?   
Joe Buck
Jul 21, 2003, 17:21:54
 
How can SCO give such rights that deny t ...   What About Non-SCO Code?   
Matthew C. Tedder
Jul 21, 2003, 17:25:43
 
Yeah, I guess I had better run out and g ...   now what?   
David Richards
Jul 21, 2003, 17:27:50
 
Please help clean up this page for man - ...   HELP   
Sam
Jul 21, 2003, 17:33:24
 
A few months back, when SCO refused to d ...   Becoming clear   
engineer_scotty
Jul 21, 2003, 17:37:36
 
After being in this industry for over 15 ...   Hey maybe they're on to something...   
Bill Stephens
Jul 21, 2003, 17:48:35
 
It seems to me that SCO believes it has  ...   hijacking   
Dennis
Jul 21, 2003, 17:56:03
 
So far, in all of the comments I've  ...   Et tu, Novell?   
llywrch
Jul 21, 2003, 17:57:20
 
I think this shows they know they have a ...   Licenses   
codeboy
Jul 21, 2003, 18:05:13
 
Programmers: Know this.  Every "business ...   Intellectual slavery.   
Ted Appleby
Jul 21, 2003, 18:17:27
 
> So much for Novell's first engagem ...   Re: Et tu, Novell?   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jul 21, 2003, 18:21:04
 
I'm ready too to contribute financia ...   Re: Sue SCO   
Mathias Bavay
Jul 21, 2003, 18:22:07
 
I buy any product from a business, such  ...   in good faith   
clay mitchell
Jul 21, 2003, 18:31:09
 
I’m guessing that SCO’s claim is going t ...   SCO's claim   
A B Carter
Jul 21, 2003, 18:35:45
 
SMP code is in question.I don't run, ...   wait a minute here....   
yuri vil
Jul 21, 2003, 18:36:09
 
"SCO Group today announced that it holds ...   In related news...   
Steve Spencer
Jul 21, 2003, 18:39:16
 
Actually, I am not sure you need to be r ...   Registration   
drew Roberts
Jul 21, 2003, 18:40:19
 
> The depressing thing is that in the ey ...   Re: Depressing   
Eric Laffoon
Jul 21, 2003, 18:54:16
 
Basicly , this is again a attempt to boo ...   Stock prices   
Luc W
Jul 21, 2003, 18:54:55
 
Why don't you just sue SCOX fo emoti ...   Re: SCO wishes.....   
D Bryan
Jul 21, 2003, 18:56:41
 
I'd love young Daryl and that wonder ...   This means nothing people...   
Nicholas Donovan
Jul 21, 2003, 18:56:57
 
Thast another thought. If SCOX is still  ...   Re: It's verifiable...   
D Bryan
Jul 21, 2003, 18:59:49
 
> So far, in all of the comments I'v ...   Re: Et tu, Novell?   
Rufus Polson
Jul 21, 2003, 19:14:35
 
I would just chill out until there is mo ...   SCOrn and little regard...   
David Tonhofer
Jul 21, 2003, 19:21:06
 
I think you're exactly right.  Linux ...   Re: Becoming clear   
anonymous
Jul 21, 2003, 19:28:05
 
> Don't need to... it has already be ...   Re: Re: It's verifiable...   
Svartalf
Jul 21, 2003, 19:34:11
 
Speaking of open. Maybe It's time fo ...   Let's See Microsoft's Code   
Stone2staR
Jul 21, 2003, 20:10:34
 
Copyrights cover only expressions of an  ...   That's not the end of it!   
blacklight
Jul 21, 2003, 20:10:56
 
This came out this weekend - SCO's L ...   SCO's Lawyer in Trouble   
linuxppcguy
Jul 21, 2003, 20:23:20
 
Personally, if I were IBM, I would push  ...   SCO goes after Linux   
Paul
Jul 21, 2003, 20:25:37
 
I expect SCO's behavior to get even  ...   Re: Becoming clear   
SM
Jul 21, 2003, 20:30:20
 
Were that eventuality to happen, then al ...   Re: SCO's claim   
Charles Hixson
Jul 21, 2003, 20:33:06
 
No matter what SCO wants to say, they kn ...   SCO shake down   
Tim Dion
Jul 21, 2003, 20:37:13
 
GNU tools are good.XWindows are good.KDE ...   just one piece, and only a small part of that piec   
yuri vil
Jul 21, 2003, 21:06:05
 
> IANAL, but I believe that since SCO no ...   Re: NO ACTUALLY SCO HAS LOST   
David McGuire
Jul 21, 2003, 21:11:57
 
If you're confident that their claim ...   SCO "valuation" by the stock market   
Rick Stockton
Jul 21, 2003, 21:15:03
 
I have more respect for Microsoft and ot ...   If they win they loose   
John Adams
Jul 21, 2003, 21:42:07
 
Per some comments on Slashdot containg c ...   Copyright   
AC
Jul 21, 2003, 21:59:08
 
``SCO has done neither. How is t ...   Re: SCO should be sued for ...   
Richard N. Turner
Jul 21, 2003, 22:07:13
 
SCO is now using former Caldera - CEO Lo ...   SCO using former CEO Love's work on Unix & Li   
GH
Jul 21, 2003, 22:18:46
 
Behold a pale horse 'Linux', and ...   SCO will plunder   
Inverter
Jul 21, 2003, 23:04:31
 
as recently as earlier today.  It's  ...   Un, SCO was distributing kernel source under the G   
anon
Jul 21, 2003, 23:08:13
 
Free float of counter is too small, it c ...   Warning, Do not short SCOX. ignored it instead   
Frank Charles
Jul 21, 2003, 23:34:18
 
> I'm ready too to contribute financ ...   Re: Re: Sue SCO   
Tim Macinta
Jul 21, 2003, 23:39:25
 
The executives at SCO either think that  ...   From bad to worse   
Bojan Smojver
Jul 21, 2003, 23:55:20
 
Ditto  ...   Sue SCO   
Don Whitbeck
Jul 22, 2003, 00:09:20
 
Sending thousands of emails off containi ...   isn't SCO spamming?   
Glenn Alexander
Jul 22, 2003, 00:34:26
 
Most firms that are going to Linux could ...   BSD as a fallback alternative to Linux   
blacklight
Jul 22, 2003, 00:45:14
 
> > I'm ready too to contribute fina ...   Re: Re: Re: Sue SCO   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jul 22, 2003, 00:54:55
 
> Why are we talking about SCO? We need  ...   Re: Let the dog Bark I don't care   
Uzona
Jul 22, 2003, 01:22:48
 
actually, they might have found a fiendi ...   Re: Time is on GPL side   
hs
Jul 22, 2003, 01:46:07
 
I do not believe any Judge in their righ ...   Better Idea   
GH
Jul 22, 2003, 02:07:30
 
that since SCO now has a registered copy ...   Re: LINUX HAS LOST!!!   
hs
Jul 22, 2003, 02:10:47
 
> actually, they might have found a fien ...   Re: Re: Time is on GPL side   
Bojan Smojver
Jul 22, 2003, 02:17:40
 
> > > I'm ready too to contribute fi ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Sue SCO   
JohnC
Jul 22, 2003, 02:23:23
 
> That means you can demonstrate > a)  S ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Sue SCO   
Tim Macinta
Jul 22, 2003, 02:26:57
 
> If you're confident that their cla ...   Re: SCO   
Svartalf
Jul 22, 2003, 02:29:44
 
> as recently as earlier today.  It' ...   Re: Um, SCO was distributing kernel source under t   
Svartalf
Jul 22, 2003, 02:40:50
 
Yes, these legal threats are making me a ...   Re: SCO should be sued for extorition, raccketeeri   
Duncan Robertson
Jul 22, 2003, 02:47:45
 
Since some are exchanging news links. Tr ...   He said/she said   
JohnC
Jul 22, 2003, 03:20:54
 
What SCO, McBribe, Sontag, and Boies are ...   21st century version of land grabbing   
Xunil Ung
Jul 22, 2003, 03:22:51
 
> If you look at there share price , eve ...   Re: Stock prices   
Stocky Trader
Jul 22, 2003, 07:47:04
 
I really need a video of DarlMcBridempg, ...   VIDEO of DarlMcBride   
jfsebastian
Jul 22, 2003, 07:53:29
 
It is of my legal opinion that SCO as no ...   Legal Eval of SCO case   
Anonymous for good reasons
Jul 22, 2003, 11:11:42
 
Do you sometimes feel like you're wh ...   Re: Copyright registration means little...   
ByAThread
Jul 22, 2003, 12:14:54
 
McBride is so like many CEO that find th ...   Linux   
GH
Jul 22, 2003, 17:47:08
 
Dean   I get the standing issue and even ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Sue SCO   
Donald A. Sime
Jul 22, 2003, 19:42:19
 
> I'll sell you a license to run sof ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sue SCO   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Jul 22, 2003, 20:35:15
 
> First, a serious question:  How many s ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sue SCO   
Bojan Smojver
Jul 23, 2003, 00:53:31
 
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