When SCO launched it’s now infamous lawsuit against IBM on March 7, they gave IBM 100 days to resolve the matter. That 100 day mark puts the deadline at June 13. SCO has said that it has the right to cancel IBM’s rights to Unix System V if a deal isn’t reached. SCO has allowed [...]
Details of the SCO Lawsuit Revealed
June 9, 2003 By Leave a Comment
After months of pressure from the Linux Community, SCO has unveiled its evidence that is the basis of its legal battle with IBM. Analysts have been shown samples of the allegedly stolen code, and they say that the evidence is damaging. At the heart of the case is the argument that portions of Unix System [...]
Torvalds on the SCO/Linux Issue
May 22, 2003 By Leave a Comment
In the wake of the huge developments in the SCO / IBM / Linux world, the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds says that he is not sure about SCO’s claim that Linux contains unlicenced Intellectual Property. He is, of course, waiting for the revalation in court of SCO’s evidence before knowing for sure if there [...]
The SCO Saga
May 19, 2003 By Leave a Comment
SCO has been on a legal rampage over its claims that some of their intellectual property exists in the Open Source Linux Operating System. They launched a $1 billion lawsuit against IBM in March, followed by sending 1500 warning notices to corporations last week claiming that unauthorized use of Linux could result in legal liability. [...]
Never Trust a Bot
May 14, 2003 By Leave a Comment
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been on a rampage trying to protect its artists from piracy. It uses a program, called a bot, to scan the Internet for keywords indicating that their material is available for download. Unfortunately, one such search on the words “Usher” (an R&B artist) and “mp3″ turned up [...]
Drive By WiFi
March 23, 2003 By Leave a Comment
The Los Angeles Police departement will be protecting the Homeland with a WiFi Network around 27 of its police stations. It would suppliment the existing data system by sending high-bandwidth information to the cars as they pass the station.
Recording Industry Places Blame… Everywhere
March 18, 2003 By Leave a Comment
The Recording Industry has found another place to lay blame for increased music piracy, this time with Internet Provider BT. They continue to point the finger at everyone else, while they stand in the way of companies trying to use the new medium as a commercial space to legally buy music. This one is far [...]
Now the target is on Modchips
February 27, 2003 By Leave a Comment
The US Department of Justice has shut down a website selling “modchips”, a hardware device that removes copy protection from popular video game consoles, such as PlayStation, PlayStation2 or the Xbox. Soldering the chip into the game console allows you to play burned copies of the CDs and DVD based games. In a similar way [...]