SCO Tried to Gag Groklaw in 2004 | Linux Today

SCO Tried to Gag Groklaw in 2004

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 30, 2007

“This is a sorry tale for those of you who think the First
Amendment to the US Constitution and freedom of the press actually
mean something important. It’s a story that I’ve just learned about
myself. But it’s a true story. SCO tried to gag Groklaw back in
2004.

“It wanted Groklaw placed under a gag order, so it couldn’t
cover the SCO litigation any more. It also wanted Linus Torvalds,
Eben Moglen, and Eric Raymond to be prevented from commenting
publicly about the litigation…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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