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Excert due to copyright restraints. SCO: to pay or not to pay SCO has started invoicing Linux users that it claims are illegally using copied Unix code. August 26, 2003 11:58 AM GMT (Datamonitor) - SCO [SCOX] is beginning to invoice Linux users for their use of Unix code that it says has been illegally copied into the open source operating system. This leaves IT shops around the world with a deceptively simple decision: pay the fine, or take a chance. MORE at: SCO: to pay or not to pay SCO has started invoicing Linux users that it claims are...

Getting a glimpse at SCO's evidence By Lisa M. Bowman CNET News.com August 19, 2003, 6:22 AM PT LAS VEGAS--When SCO Group first filed its lawsuit against IBM in March, critics characterized the move as the last gasp of an ailing company hoping to strike a series of lucrative licensing deals. Since then the company has come out swinging even harder, bashing its detractors, standing by its allegations, and most recently, posting a profit that SCO said would allow it to continue its aggressive intellectual property fight. At the SCO Forum here Monday, the company pulled out its latest weapon:...

SCO puts disputed code in the spotlight By Lisa M. Bowman CNET News.com August 18, 2003, 2:07 PM PT LAS VEGAS--SCO Group's legal battles against Linux took center stage at the company's partner and customer conference, as executives displayed the lines of disputed code and vowed to continue the fight. The Lindon, Utah-based company has rattled Linux users by suing IBM, claiming that the company inserted unauthorized code from SCO's Unix into Linux. SCO has also sent letters to corporations with Linux systems, warning them that they may be violating copyright laws by using the increasingly popular operating system. During...