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Unix copyright lawsuit revived: Xinuos sues IBM again over 2003 code claims

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A decades-old lawsuit concerning Unix copyright infringement has resurfaced, with Xinuos again targeting IBM. The legal battle, which began in 2003, centers on claims that IBM misused copyrighted source code from a past collaboration on an Itanium Unix variant in its AIX, z/OS, and Linux products. Xinuos, having acquired the assets of Santa Cruz Operations (SCO), refiled a lawsuit in 2021, alleging significant market damage. While an antitrust claim related to IBM's acquisition of Red Hat was dropped, Xinuos is pursuing the copyright infringement aspect, arguing a lower court erred in dismissing it as time-barred. AI

RANK_REASON This is a legal dispute over past software licensing and copyright, not a new product release or core AI research.

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Unix copyright lawsuit revived: Xinuos sues IBM again over 2003 code claims

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Ferreira ·

    Unix copyright code infringement lawsuit is back from the dead — IBM still under fire from Xinuos over 2003-era bytes

    Unix copyright code infringement back from the dead — IBM is still under fire from Xinuos about 2003-era bytes, with a hearing as recent as June 22.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Unix copyright code infringement lawsuit is back from the dead — IBM still under fire from Xinuos over 2003-era bytes Unix copyright code infringement back from

    Unix copyright code infringement lawsuit is back from the dead — IBM still under fire from Xinuos over 2003-era bytes Unix copyright code infringement back from the dead — IBM is still under fire from Xinuos about 2003-era bytes, with a hearing as recent as June 22. https://www. …

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