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Eyewitness Report From Today's SCO Bankruptcy Hearing Re Wayne Gray and AutoZone
Posted on November 20, 2009Microsoft Files Cross Motion to Dismiss Novell's WordPerfect Antitrust Case; Novell Opposes
Posted on November 19, 2009Notice of Agenda for Friday's Bankruptcy Hearing - Gray Motion and AutoZone Sealing Objection
Posted on November 18, 2009Why the GPL Sinks SCO's Copyright Infringement Claims, Even if it Owned the Copyrights
Posted on November 16, 2009Bankruptcy court reschedules the SCO omnibus hearing to Dec. 30 and Bert Young gets a job
Posted on November 13, 2009SUSE Moves to Lift Stay on Arbitration; Novell Asks to Consolidate with IBM Litigation or Have Both Cases Assigned to That Judge
Posted on November 10, 2009In Re Bilski - Transcript of Today's Oral Argument at the US Supreme Court - Updated 3Xs
Posted on November 09, 2009Novell and Microsoft both file summary judgment motions in the WordPerfect antitrust case - Updated
Posted on November 05, 2009Cahn Seeks Court Approval of New Retention Agreement Terms for Boies Schiller
Posted on November 01, 2009Correcting Microsoft's Bilski Amicus Brief -- How Do Computers Really Work? - Updated
Posted on October 31, 2009Novell Intends to Appeal to the US Supreme Court; Asks for 90-Day Stay to File Petition for Writ of Certiorari
Posted on October 27, 2009Apple and Psystar respond to the other's summary judgment motion and fight about sealing documents
Posted on October 26, 2009Hearing in the SCO Bankruptcy Oct. 23 - Cahn's Preliminary Report - Updated: Pachulski Stang asks to leave
Posted on October 22, 2009Reasons I Believe the Community Should Support the Oracle-Sun Deal - Updated 3Xs
Posted on October 21, 2009The Hon. McConnell, Lucero and Baldock Deny Novell Petition for ReHearing - And Darl's "Ed" Letter - Updated
Posted on October 20, 2009Berger Singerman Asks for an Order Allowing it to Pay Itself from Retainer
Posted on October 16, 2009June 15, 2009 SCO Bankruptcy Transcript - Judge Gross: "What If I Don't Do It In 15 Days? Do They Shoot Me?"
Posted on October 15, 2009Apple and Psystar File Dueling Motions for Summary Judgment - Why This Case Matters
Posted on October 12, 2009EU Commission Invites Comments on the Microsoft Deal - Here's Where to Send Them - Updated
Posted on October 10, 2009Interview with ECIS's Thomas Vinje and Ashwin van Rooijen on the Microsoft-EU Commission Deal, by Sean Daly - Updated
Posted on October 09, 2009Pelican Files Amended Complaint; Darl Files Motion to Dismiss - What Does Long-Arm Mean? - Updated: Defendants File Answer with
Posted on October 08, 2009EU Commission Announces Market Test of Microsoft Suggestions on Browser Choice, Interoperability - Updated
Posted on October 07, 2009SFLC files Bilski brief: Software should not be patentable and don't forget the 1st Amendment
Posted on October 03, 2009Red Hat Files its Bilski Brief: Asks Supreme Ct. to Exclude Software From Patentability - Updated, text
Posted on October 01, 2009The Government Files its Bilski Brief: Argues For "Particular Machine or Transformation of Matter" Test
Posted on September 29, 2009SCO's Ch. 11 Trustee Cahn files to block approval of professional fees until he can review them
Posted on September 26, 2009The Arguments For Patents for Business Methods and Software-Implemented Inventions - And Some Against
Posted on September 26, 2009Apple's Reply in Support of its Motion to Dismiss or Enjoin, as text, and a Leopard/Snow Leopard EULA Chart
Posted on September 24, 2009Apple Files Reply Memo on Motion to Dismiss or Enjoin; Psytar Asks for Discovery Sanctions Again
Posted on September 23, 2009Apple v. Psystar Hearing is Today; Apple Allowed to Reply to Psystar's Supplemental Briefing, Despite Psystar Opposition
Posted on September 04, 2009Apple Requests a Protective Order After a Psystar Email Shows Up on Charles Nesson's Blog
Posted on September 03, 2009Apple Tells CA Court About Psystar's FL Move; Asks for Transfer/Consolidation and More Discovery
Posted on September 01, 2009The i4i-Microsoft Appeal - HP and Dell Ask to File Amicus Briefs in Support of Microsoft
Posted on August 26, 2009SCO v. Novell appellate decision: $$ from Sun deal affirmed as Novell's; rest remanded for jury trial
Posted on August 24, 2009Microsoft's Emergency Motion for a Stay Repeats Arguments Already Rejected by District Court
Posted on August 19, 2009Why didn't Microsoft tell us about i4i's patent litigation during the OOXML standards push?
Posted on August 18, 2009Microsoft files notice of appeal against i4i ruling; stipulates waiver of bond
Posted on August 18, 2009Apple Accuses Psystar of Destroying Evidence; and in AutoZone, the 24th Hearing is Cancelled
Posted on August 14, 2009The Order - A Chapter 11 Trustee is to be Appointed; SCO's Sale Motion Denied
Posted on August 05, 2009Dear Judge Gross - A Letter from SCO - Updated 3Xs: IBM Responds and Novell too and SCO Files Amendments to 1995 APA
Posted on July 31, 2009IBM's Smoking Objection to SCO's Motion to Sell Outside the Ordinary Course of Business
Posted on July 21, 2009Microsoft donates code to Linux: Remember, folks, what comes after 'Embrace'
Posted on July 20, 2009Caldera: OpenServer Users Licensed to Use Headers and Libraries Required by GCC for OpenServer
Posted on July 20, 2009AutoZone Files Notice of Non-Opposition to SCO's Motion to Amend Complaint; Asks for 8/24 Hearing Cancellation
Posted on July 18, 2009Psystar Ramps Up Again, but Carr and Ferrell Says This Is Its Stop; Jammie Thomas' Final Lawyer Wants to Represent Psystar
Posted on July 17, 2009Last Minute Filings in SCO Bankruptcy - Hearing Later Today - Update: 1st word
Posted on June 15, 2009SCO Files Motion to Seal Appendix to its Response and Motion to Shorten Notice
Posted on June 09, 2009SCO Files Response to Motions to Dismiss/Convert and Files Objections to Claims
Posted on June 06, 2009A Battle Over Deposing Bill Gates in the Novell v. Microsoft Antitrust Litigation
Posted on May 24, 2009Hearing set for June 15 on US Trustee's Motion to Convert SCO to Ch. 7 (or Dismiss)
Posted on May 21, 2009ODF Alliance Tests Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 ODF Support - Finds Serious Shortcomings
Posted on May 19, 2009Transcript of May 25, 2005 Hearing in SCO v. Novell and Tracing the Amendment 2 Copyright Arguments
Posted on May 10, 2009Apple Prevails Again - Psystar to Produce Discovery by May 18; Deposition Do-Over June 3
Posted on May 09, 2009Novell on Gray's Amicus Motion: He isn't really supporting us, it's untimely and irrelevant
Posted on May 01, 2009SCO Motion for More Exclusivity Denied, the March MORs, and A Proposed Amicus in the Novell Appeal
Posted on April 22, 2009Alex Brown: OOXML Revealed "JTC1 Procedures Were Rubbish" -- Sure Enough, Problems Surface
Posted on April 12, 2009On Newspapers and Google: What's the Real Problem Here? What Do Readers Want?
Posted on April 08, 2009Evidence Caldera Knew in 2002 - or Coulda Shoulda - That JFS in Linux Came From OS/2, not AIX
Posted on April 07, 2009US District Court: Restoration of Copyright in Public Domain Foreign Works Is Unconstitutional
Posted on April 06, 2009Novell Responds to SCO's Objections to Its Bill of Costs (and Some Bankruptcy Bills)
Posted on April 04, 2009TomTom and Microsoft Settle "in a way that ensures TomTom's full compliance with its obligations under the GPLv2"
Posted on March 30, 2009Monday's Hearing on SCO's Latest Reorg Plan Morphs Into a Mere Status Conference
Posted on March 27, 2009Open Invention Network Extends The Linux Ecosystem As TomTom Becomes Licensee
Posted on March 23, 2009Now TomTom Sues Microsoft for Patent Infringement -- Guess Who Their Lawyers Are? MoFo!!!
Posted on March 20, 2009Tenenbaum: Are Copyright Law's Statutory Damages Unconstitutional for NonCommercial File Sharers?
Posted on March 16, 2009SCO's Feb. 25th Bankruptcy Hearing Cancelled - Hearings in March Instead
Posted on February 24, 2009Red Hat and Microsoft Sign Virtualization Interoperability Pact With No Patent Junk
Posted on February 16, 2009Sony v. Tenenbaum - Court Rules Jan. 22 Hearing Can Be Streamed; Sony Appeals
Posted on January 17, 2009New Filing -- Novell's Opposition to SCO's Motion to Stay Taxation of Costs
Posted on January 01, 2009FSFE and GPL-Violations.org Release Guide to Handling License Violations
Posted on December 09, 2008The Psystar Public License - What? Psystar Has a EULA? Just like... Apple?
Posted on December 05, 2008Apple Tells Court It Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar; Adds New Claims, Including DMCA Violation
Posted on December 03, 2008Analysis on Balance - Standardisation and Patents - by Georg Greve, President, FSFE
Posted on December 02, 2008Bilski - What It Means, Part 5 (Conclusion) -- What About Microsoft's Patent Threats?
Posted on November 24, 2008Minutes from the Bankruptcy Hearing, an Order on 1st Omnibus Objections, and Other Filings - Updated
Posted on November 24, 2008Court Grants OLPC's Motions Dismissing Lancor's Claims - Update: Correction - US Case
Posted on November 22, 2008Bilski - What It Means, Part 3 - The Mayer Dissent and Some Intangibility Questions
Posted on November 09, 2008Novell Responds to SCO's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal/Final Judgment Language
Posted on November 01, 2008The Bilski Decision Is In: Buh-Bye [Most] Business Methods Patents - As text, and updated 3Xs
Posted on October 30, 2008SCO Files Motion to Dismiss Unresolved Claims with Prejudice (SCO v. Novell)
Posted on October 20, 2008Microsoft Subpoenas Canopy and Law Firm Hunting for Documents from Caldera v. MS to use in Novell v. MS (antitrust)
Posted on October 06, 2008Novell's Opposition to SCO's Motion for Final Judgment and Melaugh Declaration, as text
Posted on October 04, 2008Important: Want to join the new OASIS ODF Interoperability and Conformance TC?
Posted on September 30, 2008Don't link to So and So's website. They might just sue ya. Or, what Trademarks Are [and Are Not] For.
Posted on September 29, 2008How To Avoid Becoming a Defendant in a BusyBox or Any GPL-Related Lawsuit
Posted on September 25, 2008SCO's Reply to Novell's Objection to 3rd Extension, as text, and a 10Q Reality Check
Posted on September 16, 2008SCO Gets Almost What It Asked For From Bankruptcy Court: Extension to End of Year and Stock Options
Posted on September 16, 2008SCO Makes Its Move in Utah: Asks to Waive Claims, Get Final Judgment - Updated, as text
Posted on September 15, 2008Crimson Capital LLC et al v. Spartan Group Holding, Steven Norris, et al
Posted on September 11, 2008The Bankruptcy Hearing Schedule for Sept. 16th, a Letter, and a Spector Sideshow, but Where's York?
Posted on September 11, 2008Novell Objects to SCO's Request for More Time; Suggests There May Be No SNCP Deal
Posted on September 09, 2008The Caldera v. Microsoft Docket - All the Documents To Be Found, So Far
Posted on September 07, 20082000 Caldera-Microsoft Settlement Surfaces in Novell v. Microsoft Antitrust Lawsuit
Posted on September 06, 2008CONSEGI 2008 Declaration -- Open Letter to ISO Reveals More OOXML Issues
Posted on September 01, 2008Novell and SCO Agree on Interest, Trust Amounts; Final Judgment Still in Dispute
Posted on August 29, 2008For the Sake of History, a Novell 1994 10K: Unix source and UnixWare 2 separate products
Posted on August 27, 2008New Novell Deadline for Filing Brief on Interest, Judgment and Some 2003 SEC Filings About SCOsource
Posted on August 26, 2008Interview with Richard Hulse of Radio New Zealand, on the decision to offer Ogg Vorbis
Posted on August 24, 2008Hong Kong -- Here Comes Me Inc Software! -- and More Bankrupcy Bills - Updated
Posted on August 21, 2008Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit Overturns Jacobsen v. Katzer - Ruling as text
Posted on August 13, 2008MIT Students Ask Court to Vacate TRO; Who's Who in Computer Science and Security Sign Letter in Support
Posted on August 13, 2008Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Files Motion to Modify Terms of TRO
Posted on August 11, 2008SCO and Novell Ask for More Time to Haggle About Final Judgment or Not, Interest Amount
Posted on July 30, 2008Turning our attention back to SCO v. IBM, a nugget about errno.h and the GPL
Posted on July 26, 2008Microsoft Updates Open Specification Promise to Include GPL/Gives $$ to Apache
Posted on July 25, 2008Google's Patents Are About to be Killed? Calm Down, Everyone. It's Just Advocacy, a/k/a FUD
Posted on July 24, 2008ISO/IEC Recommendations on Appeals and Latest ODF News - Complete document as text
Posted on July 18, 2008The Day After and Motion to Intervene Denied as "Wholly Inappropriate" - updated
Posted on July 17, 2008Peer to Patent Project Extended and Expanded - Mark Webbink Exec. Dir. of New Center
Posted on July 16, 2008The YouTube/Google/Viacom Stipulation and An Encouraging Patent Order, as text
Posted on July 16, 2008OK. *Now* Judge Kimball is Sorry He Didn't Rule Quicker (joke) and AZ Status Report
Posted on July 14, 2008The ISO Document: Brazil's Appeal and ISO/IEC's Attachments 1 and 2 - as text
Posted on July 12, 2008Groklaw Wins Prix Ars Electronica 2008 Honorable Mention and New Page for Sean Daly Interviews
Posted on July 05, 2008Novell Responds to SCO's 2nd Extension Request: Please Make it the Last, Yr. Honor
Posted on June 10, 2008Day 1, April 29, the Novell v. SCO trial, Opening Statements, as text - with line #s
Posted on June 06, 2008Viacom's 1st Amended Complaint and YouTube/Google's Answer - updated, both as text
Posted on May 27, 2008Transcript of the April 30 SJ Motions in Novell v. SCO - Yay! - as PDF and text
Posted on May 20, 2008Darl's 2003 Letter to Questar: Proof SCOsource was about ATandT's System V, not UnixWare
Posted on May 12, 2008SCO's Reply Memo in Support of its Motion for Judgment on Novell's 4th Claim - Updated - As Text
Posted on April 25, 2008Parties File Sealed Trial Briefs; Novell's Redacted Amended Trial Brief, as text
Posted on April 24, 2008DC Circuit Ct of Appeals: Deceit Doesn't in Itself Constitute Monopolization
Posted on April 23, 2008SCO's Latest Monthly Operating Reports, for March - Where Did All the Money Go?
Posted on April 22, 2008Microsoft Office 2007 Fails OOXML Conformance Tests, Alex Brown Admits, Hopes For the Best
Posted on April 21, 2008Another New, New Lawyer for SCO; and Novell and SCO Update Exhibits: The Trial is Near
Posted on April 20, 2008Interview with NOiV's Maarten Wijnen-Meijer on Study on Gov't Acquisition of OS Software - Pick Your Brains
Posted on April 20, 2008The AFNOR Affair: Interview with Frédéric Couchet, Ex. Dir. APRIL, on OOXML in France
Posted on April 19, 2008New OOXML Scandal - A Leaked Email Surfaces in France - Updated: New Details from Norway
Posted on April 18, 2008Alex Brown: OOXML is like a baroque castle with secret passages and crumbling towers
Posted on April 14, 2008Novell's Opposition to SCO's Motion for Judgment on Pleadings (Scott, Nathan, and Marty) - as text
Posted on April 12, 2008Member of EU Parliament asks if Microsoft should be excluded from public procurement
Posted on April 10, 2008In re Bilski -- Red Hat files amicus brief saying software patents are a brake on innovation
Posted on April 09, 2008More filings in SCO's bankruptcy and a Boies Schiller lawyer for the Novell trial
Posted on April 09, 2008SCO's Combined Schedules of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Financial Affairs, as text
Posted on April 07, 2008Novell Objects to SCO's Motion for Judgment on Pleadings on Novell's Claims for $$
Posted on April 07, 2008US Trustee's Objections to SCO's Latest Reorganization "Plan" and more filings
Posted on April 05, 2008How the Philippines Changed Its OOXML Vote from No to Yes - Updated: ISO Press Release
Posted on April 02, 2008Formal Protest Filed Asking that Norway's Vote Be Annulled and KEI Statement
Posted on March 31, 2008New Zealand Votes No; Malaysia Tech Recommends No but It Abstains Anyway: Australia Abstains; India Suggests
Posted on March 31, 2008OOXML Vote: Irregularities in Germany and Croatia and a Call for an Investigation of Norway
Posted on March 29, 2008What Really Happened at the BRM for OOXML and Who Attended - Updates on Results
Posted on March 28, 2008President of EU Academy for Standardisation criticizes OOXML, says duplicative standards conflict with WTO rules
Posted on March 27, 2008Kenya Changes From Yes to Abstain! Denmark Says No; EU Commission Investigating Poland - Updated 5Xs - Mexico
Posted on March 27, 2008Updegrove: Germany Told "Impossible" to Vote No. So, They Vote Yes - Update: Finland Yes
Posted on March 27, 2008More OOXML BRM Messiness: A Delegate from Brazil Challenges "Law of Silence"
Posted on March 24, 2008Poland Fails to Approve OOXML; Chairman Decides Members Can Vote by Email 10 More Days - huh?
Posted on March 22, 2008A Microsoft Slur in the OOXML Saga -- Did I Tell You or Did I Tell You? - Updated
Posted on March 18, 2008Supreme Court rejects Microsoft appeal: Novell v. Microsoft can go forward - Update
Posted on March 17, 2008Two More US Trustee Motions as text, More Bankruptcy Filings, and a Note on SCO v. Novell's Docket
Posted on March 15, 2008Two US Trustee's Objections: to SCO's October Incentive Bonuses and to Confidentiality
Posted on March 14, 2008SCO's Redacted Memo in Support of Motion for Judgment on Pleadings - as text
Posted on March 13, 2008SCO files motion for judgment on pleadings on Novell's money claims or for amendment of scope of trial
Posted on March 08, 2008How NBs can register a changed vote on OOXML - and a Chart of Directives Changes
Posted on March 07, 2008No Bankruptcy Hearing Friday; Incentive Bonuses Motion Continued to April 2
Posted on March 06, 2008Malaysia Standards Says Most of Their Technical Concerns Unresolved at BRM; Fast Track Inappropriate
Posted on March 04, 2008SCO Files a Ch. 11 Plan, a Disclosure Statement, and Wants to Pay York's Expenses
Posted on March 01, 2008An Objection to SCO's proposed reorganization raises questions about SNCP
Posted on February 27, 2008The Atlantic v. Brennan Decision Rejecting "Making Available", as PDF and Text
Posted on February 26, 2008Danish Unix User Group Files Complaint With EU Commission Against Denmark For Mandating MSOOXML
Posted on February 26, 2008SCO's Redacted Memo in Opposition to Novell's SJ Motion, and Novell's Reply
Posted on February 21, 2008Hearing on Interim Compensation/Bonuses set for March 7 at 2 PM in Bankruptcy Ct.
Posted on February 19, 2008SCO announces reorganization plan - $100 M from SNCP and "partners from the Middle East", to go private - Updated
Posted on February 14, 2008SCO Amends Its November Monthly Operating Reports and an OpenWengo Request
Posted on February 12, 2008SCO Asks Bankruptcy Court to Set April 10 as "Bar Date" For Proofs of Claims
Posted on February 09, 2008SCO's Exclusive Time to File a Plan Extended to May 11 - And New Stock Options
Posted on February 05, 2008Media Sentry accused of violating NYS law - and some affidavits - Updated 2Xs
Posted on February 02, 2008Barracuda Networks Asks For Help Finding Prior Art to Defend ClamAV - Updated 3Xs
Posted on January 29, 2008The Two New Investigations of Microsoft by the EU Commission - Updated 4Xs
Posted on January 14, 2008Novell expresses "concerns" about Mesirow's bill - and more bills flood in
Posted on January 09, 2008SCO Gets Leases OKd Despite Novell Objection: "SCO's Spending $$ by the Boatful - There'll Be Nothing Left"
Posted on January 08, 2008Interview with OLPC's Founding CTO Mary Lou Jepsen, by Sean Daly - Updated
Posted on January 07, 2008Pick Your Brain: Any prior art on Apple's patent application on wifi ordering by iPhone?
Posted on January 04, 2008SCO's Postpetition Liabilities = $6 Million+ -- Tanner's Bills and SCO's Operating Reports
Posted on December 25, 2007The Exhibits in Support of Novell's Motion for PSJ on 4th Claim for Relief - Updated
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