Technically Legal Podcast: Episode 21
IBM Antitrust Inquiry, Is the GPLv2 Legally Sound?, and Final Briefs Submitted in Bilski.
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IBM Antitrust Inquiry
Antitrust Inquiry for I.B.M.
The Sherman Act
Is the GPLv2 Legally Sound
GPLv2 – copyright code or contract?
GPL v. 3
Bilski Briefs
Final Bilski Briefs Filed – Microsoft, Google, FFII, ABA, etc.
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Posted in: Podcast on October 19, 2009
Appeals Court Reinstates SCO Suit
In 2007, a Federal Judge found that there were no triable issues of fact regarding SCOs ownership of Unix copyrights. The Judge found that Novell, not SCO, owned the copyright to Unix. He also put the case on hold until SCO emerged from bankruptcy, for which it filed in September of 2007. SCO has still not completed the bankruptcy proceedings.
Yesterday, a Federal Appeals Court ruled that a jury would have to determine ownership of the copyright. So, while this case will be sent back to the lower court, the case won’t proceed until SCO emerges from bankruptcy.
This case is still a very long way from any kind of resolution, and the threat to Linux users, specifically private Linux users remains minimal, if not non-existent.
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Posted in: Links on August 25, 2009
