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  • SCO rules out further court cases

    SCO, the US software vendor that has angered most of the open-source community with its claim that its proprietary Unix source code has been illegally copied into the Linux kernel, won't be launching any more lawsuits in the foreseeable future, according to chief executive Darl McBride.

  • Feds oppose eBay in Supreme Court case

    The US government may have stood up for Research In Motion when its BlackBerry service was facing a shutdown, but it's not supporting eBay as the company prepares for Supreme Court arguments.

  • No backdown from CSIRO over Wi-Fi patents

    Australian government research body CSIRO is standing firm on its claims to Wi-Fi patents and refusing to offer any guarantee it won't sue manufacturers of next generation wireless products.

  • NTP says payment would end RIM dispute

    If Research In Motion agreed to share a percentage of future BlackBerry revenue with NTP, the maker of the popular handheld could finally put an end to its long-running court fight, according to a published report.

  • Eolas strikes back; Microsoft prepares appeal

    The patent battle between Microsoft and the University of California's Eolas spin-off is heating up again, with each side pressing its case before the government.

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  • Saving Linux from the lawyers

    CEO Stuart Cohen talks about OSDL's efforts to head off patent claims against the community-developed operating system.

  • Start-up launches Linux legal protection

    Open Source Risk Management plans on Monday in the US to begin selling Linux users protection against copyright infringement claims such as those levied by the SCO Group.

Reviews (1)

  • Will Microsoft tweak IE?

    Microsoft told the Web's leading standards body that it's considering making changes to its Internet Explorer browser in light of a recent ruling against the company in a patent infringement lawsuit.

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