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SCO Awarded UNIX Copyright Regs, McBride Interview

Posted by Hemos on from the it-drags-on-and-on-and-on dept.

Prizm writes "It seems that SCO is continuing to build up its case for world domination, as today it was awarded U.S. copyright registrations for UNIX System V source code by the U.S. Copyright Office. Shares are up 20%, Novell is nowhere to be found, and SCO is releasing binary, run-only Linux licensing. You can read all about it over in their press release." C|Net is also running an interview with McBride.

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  1. GPL violation by ozzee · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Does this latest act cross the line on and start violating the GPL ? It smells like it does and I think it's a clear violation. If that's true, should GPL holders start filing a class action against SCO because they are now violating the GPL in a blatant fashion ?

  2. Re:According to a letter to Linux Magazine .... by jas79 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That isn't very likely. If IBM owned a significant percentage of the stock they would be forced to report that to the SEC.

  3. The disputed code is GPL now! by krusadr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "(SCO) has received U.S. copyright registrations for UNIX System V source code, a jurisdictional pre-requisite to enforcement of its UNIX copyrights."

    But they haven't a) proven that System V code is infact present in the Linux kernel and b) explained their problem with that given that they themselves distributed said code under the GPL.

    Case dismissed, costs awarded against SCO for wasting the court's time.

    --
    while sco {
    wget -O /dev/null http://www.sco.com?sco=litigious%20bastards
    }
  4. Re:It's important now, to act. by tdemark · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Please post the address of your AP and legal departments. I would like to notify them that there are parts of Unixware for which I am the rightful owner and that, unless they license from me, I may sue them.

    I can't tell you what part of Unixware is in violation, but, trust me, there are significant portions that come from code that I have written.

    Don't believe me? Understandable.

    Now, replace "I" with "SCO" and "Unixware" with "Linux".

    - Tony

  5. Kudos to the Slashdot editors... by fuqqer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They let the beaten dead horse rest long enough. Now that SCO stories have re-emerged, we now have another 700 or so comments about how SCO sux to wade through. Please don't beat the horse (Run horsey run!)

    Anyway, I think I liked it more when there was no SCO (story or company that is). Enough of my ranting, time to read and wish I could mod 90% of articles in this thread as reduntant.

    Go ahead! Mod my post as a redundant, flamebaiting, troll, see what I care.

    This sig is a hand typed one of a kind sig, there are many like it, but this one is mine.