IT IS not known yet whether Darl et al will be kicked out or not, but looking at the SCO saga in general, its impact is being grossly exaggerated because there is no substantial case to be fought.
Read more »Judges Appointed in SCO Case
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The Dell-HP amicus brief, PDF and text
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Seattle PI's Nick Eaton has provided the PDF of the Dell amicus brief, at last! Webster was going to run to the court today for us, when I saw journalists quoting from the brief but not giving us the PDF to read it for ourselves. We don't just want to know what reporters think is important. We want to know for ourselves what *we* think is important. For that, we need the PDFs.\
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Tuxera Closes ExFAT Patent Agreement with Microsoft
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Tuxera, the Finnish company behind the NTFS-3G open source driver, on its own initiative entered into an agreement with Microsoft over exFAT drivers.
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Analysis Links: What Happens to SCO Next
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IBM tells Supreme Court software patents help free software
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In IBM's brief for the Supreme Court's upcoming review of Bilski, they claim that allowing software patents "promotes collaboration among software developers (such as open source development)" Please help document the actual relationship on swpat.org
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Novell, SCO: When FUD Comes Calling
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Companies with inferior products are often tempted to create Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. A bit of FUD is an effective leveler, allowing these companies to compete on more equal terms with the competition.
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Intellectual Ventures Takes Indirect Route to Court
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Patent-hoarding giant Intellectual Ventures has long beat the drum that it doesn't file lawsuits. But now Intellectual Ventures has started selling some of its 27,000 patents to people who aren't afraid to sue...
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Which licence is best: EPL, GPL or BSD?
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Debates about the pros and cons of various licences available to free and open source software developers often end up generating more heat than light.
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EU Commission Opens In Depth Investigation of Sun-Oracle Deal
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The EU Commission has just released a press release. They are not going to approve the Oracle takeover of Sun just yet anyway. Instead they are launching an in depth investigation of the deal, and it's MySQL that seems to be the issue. Here's the press release. This doesn't mean it won't happen, and the deadline for a final result of the investigation is January 19, 2010.
Read more »Microsoft: Can't Our Patent Systems Get Along?
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One of Microsoft's top attorneys on Wednesday called for an overhaul of the patent system to create a single, global patent office that will streamline and accelerate the approval process.
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Rob Tiller Explains Why Software Patents Are a Tax on Innovation (Video)
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Video of Rob Tiller explaining why software patents are a tax on innovation
Read more »Commentary: Linux at Law
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Legal know-how, good communication skills and a strong (paying) client base remain the linchpins of any law practice. But another critical piece of a modern law firm is information technology.
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Linux backers rally against Microsoft patents
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A ROOKERY of penguin fanciers has been meeting to protect Linux from Volish patent lawsuits. Such big names and IBM, Red Hat and Sony. Their plan is to avert legal threats that might discourage the adoption of Linux by buying up a set of 22 patents formerly owned by Microsoft.
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Open Invention Network purchases former Microsoft patents
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According to a report published online by the Wall Street Journal, the Open Invention Network (OIN) has announced plans to purchase 22 former Microsoft patents.
Read more »Novell Files for Rehearing En Banc!
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Novell has filed a motion asking for a rehearing en banc of the appeal in SCO v. Novell
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