Court Puts Muzzle on SCO
SCO dealt legal blow in attempts to enforce its views of its Unix intellectual property rights when German court grants preliminary injunction; must stop claiming Linux is illegal Unix derivative or pay fine up to 250,000 Euro. [eWeek]
German Linux Association May Drop SCO as Member
LIVE Linux-Verband e.V., an association promoting interests of Linux users and software developers in Germany, is mulling whether to drop the German SCO subsidiary. [IDG.net]
German SCO Injunction Wouldn't Fly Here: IT L
Tactic used in Germany against SCO would not work in New Zealand, Australian courts. Open source enthusiasts, led by lobby group LinuxTag, sought injunction to force SCO to show parts of Linux with code from SCO Unix. [Computerworld NZ]
Group Eyes Linux Suit against SCO
German Linux lobbying association LinuxTag may seek German court order against SCO due to threats against 1,500 of world's biggest Linux supporters, all businesses, including IBM. [CNET News.com]
Legal Action Hits SCO Web Site
SCO warned firms that using Linux may cause them legal trouble, then shut down its whole German web site after Linux advocacy group LinuxTag obtains temporary restraining German court order. [CNET News.com]
Linux Kernel Coder Puts SCO on Notice
SCO, pariah of IT industry, got what may be legally damaging return fire from German Linux kernel developer, an email presenting SCO with formal notice alleging GPL copyright infringement was sent the firm this weekend. [The Inquirer]
LinuxTag: SCO Must Desist Unfair Competitive Pract
Lawyers for German LinuxTag association gave notice to SCO Group GmbH to desist from unfair competitive practices; notice maintains SCO is sowing uncertainty among community of GNU/Linux users, developers, suppliers. [Linux Today]
Linuxtag: SCO Must Put Up, or Shut Up
German software group threatens to sue US software firm SCO if it does not withdraw from worldwide attack on Linux, or present evidence backing claims of intellectual property theft by 30 May. [ZDNet UK]
Rechtsstreitigkeiten: Law Cases
English translation of German coder's claim to have seen SCO evidence about Linux, without needing to sign one of the oppressive non disclosure agreements, NDAs, via someone's clerical mistake. With forum postings in German. [Golem.de]
SCO Slapped with Injunction
SCO, which warned firms of possible legal action from using Linux, has become target of such action. SCO decided to close its German website after German Linux company LinuxTag got a German injunction against it. [NewsFactor Network]
SCO Stands Defiant, German Court Grants Preliminar
SCO officers say firm is right in press conference. At same time, German court in Bremen grants injunction to Univention GmbH, German Linux integrator, against SCO Group GmbH, SCO German division. With forum comments. [Linux Today]
SCO's Evidence Unveiled?
A German claims he has managed to look at SCO evidence about Linux, without needing to sign one of the very irritating non disclosure agreement (NDA) documents, via someone's mistake in a law office. [The Inquirer]