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Shame on me. I was sure that when SCO fired anti-Linux zealot and CEO Darl McBride, that Edward Cahn, the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Court Trustee, would kill off SCO's IBM lawsuit as a waste of money for a company that's been bleeding red-ink for years. I was wrong.

| Opinion | Legal | Operating systems | 10/26/09 at 12:25 pm |


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SCO fires CEO McBride as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy

Unix software vendor SCO, struggling through bankruptcy and a Unix copyright trial involving Novell, has fired President and CEO Darl McBride.

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AGs Don't Like Google Books Deal, What About Readers?

Five state attorneys general have joined the opposition to the Google Books settlement, but what the deal means to readers isn't clear. Access to more books sounds great, but will it be?

| Opinion | Internet | Legal | 09/18/09 at 9:16 pm |


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Piracy's global economic impact debated

There's no question that software piracy is a global problem with a heavy financial impact. But just how heavy it is is a matter of debate.

| Feature | Legal | Software | 09/14/09 at 12:42 pm |


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Dutch antipiracy organization takes aim at Pirate Bay

The Pirate Bay is the target of yet another legal case -- the Dutch antipiracy organization BREIN wants to close the file-sharing site in the Netherlands, and wants to see its founders appear in the Amsterdam district court on July 21, it said Tuesday.

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