SCO's failing case against IBM

[Florida_Geek]

http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5171635.html?tag=nefd_gutspro

SCO suddenly isn't faring so well in its lawsuit against IBM.

The company recently dropped claims that Big Blue had misappropriated its trade-secrets by placing them in Linux. This leaves the SCO argument resting upon two copyright infringement claims.

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SCO subsequently contended that under the terms of the Unix license, any software written by IBM and then added to AIX would automatically become SCO's property. In other words, it could not legally be added to Linux

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SCO conveniently overlooked this change when it decided to sue IBM. As A&T;'s successor in interest, SCO is legally bound to honor the contract and publicly stated interpretation of A&T's terms.

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SCO has watched its stock soar from fifty cents to over twenty dollars while making claims that now appear dubious

..more at article...

[JCMach1]

1. SCO formerly Caldera....

Do not trust them...! fortunately, I didn't lose too much money when they went bankrupt. This is the company's second time around!