[Am-info] SCO Targets US Government, TiVo

[Fred A. Miller]

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=3D03/08/06/2232223

SCO Targets US Government, TiVo

SCO's copyright claims have little substance [pro-linux.de]
An Austrian Free Software group by the name of FFS [ffs.or.at] has been
talking to SCO Austria and SCO Germany, who have assured them SCO's European
branches have "nothing to do" with SCO's claims, and there will be no Linux
licences available from SCO in Europe. What's perhaps more interesting is
that a SCO lawyer has admitted that SCO's copyright claims have little
substance [pro-linux.de]. The article is in German, unfortunately. Here's a
very rough translation of the title and the first paragraph:

SCO Plays Dead: No License Fees in Europe

As reported by Pro-Linux, representatives of the FFS [ffs.or.at] have been =
in
touch with legal representatives of the Austrian and German branches of SCO,
which has in the past few months accused Linux developers and users of
intellectual property violations. These accusations, which remain as yet
completely unsubstantiated, have recently culminated in SCO demanding licen=
se
fees for Linux. This would amount to a misappropriation of Linux by the
company, which would thus itself be exposed to accusations of software
piracy. The FFS has now obtained a letter from SCO's legal counsel literally
affirming that SCO's local branch has "nothing to do" with the claims. SCO's
counsel, who has also admitted in a phone conversation with the FFS that
SCO's copyright claims have little substance, goes on to protest that the
company is doing everything to comply with the court decisions barring it
from doing further damage to the reputation of Linux or its users.

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