As the SCO v. IBM battle rages over the use of source code, the outcome threatens to send a chill through IT departments using Linux software. A ruling last week clears the way for SCO to comb IBM data for traces of proprietary code. Whether infringing code is found is yet to be seen, but the prospects should send a note of caution to counsel everywhere. With all the uncertainty over licensing and litigation, isn't it time you paid careful attention to the open-source software in your business?
January 28, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
As litigation between The SCO Group and IBM rages on and with SCO threatening to file suits against Linux users, businesses have become justifiably concerned over their use of open-source software.
In SCO v. IBM alone, SCO seeks $5 billion from IBM, by some accounts. SCO claims that the freely available Linux open-source operating system violates some of its intellectual property.
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