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Patent Suit Against Red Hat and Novell Fails

Monday, 03 May 2010 00:00 The H

The jury at a federal court in Texas ruled that a number of charges brought forward by patent licensing firms against the two Linux distributors are unfounded...

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Sony Sued For Removal Of Linux Support From PS3

Thursday, 29 April 2010 00:00 LWN

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Sony for its removal of the "Other OS" feature from the PlayStation 3. "The suit, filed on April 27 by Anthony Ventura of California, seeks...

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Unix Copyrights: SCO Want a New Ruling

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 01:00 The H

SCO have moved to further extend the case over who owns the Unix copyright...

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Microsoft Claims Android Steps on its Patents

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 00:00 LWN

CNet reports that Microsoft is now claiming that Android, too, infringes on its patents. "Microsoft and HTC announced they have inked a new patent deal that specifically provides the Taiwanese cell phone maker with the right to...

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Microsoft FAT Patent Appeal Upheld in Germany

Monday, 26 April 2010 00:00 The Register

A German appeal court has upheld Microsoft’s controversial patent that describes the means used to store long filenames on FAT file systems without flouting compatibility with old applications.…...

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