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Red Hat Expands Legal Firepower

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Sean Michael Kerner
Mar 6, 2008

“It’s a sign of the times when a Linux vendor issues an
announcement about the hiring of legal talent.

“Red Hat today announced that it had hired Rob Tiller as vice
president and assistant general counsel, and Richard Fontana, as
open source licensing and patent counsel.

“The hires could be a sign that the Linux vendor is gearing up
for intellectual-property challenges ahead…”

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