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Start-up Launches Linux Legal Protection

Start-up Launches Linux Legal Protection

KingFish 19 Apr, 2004 at 11:17am ET Article published in Tech

Open Source Risk Management plans on Monday to begin selling Linux users protection against copyright infringement claims such as those levied by the SCO Group.

The New York-based company is launching the insurance-like offering after a six-month study that compared Linux with several versions of Unix. The evaluation uncovered no copyright problems with versions 2.4 or 2.6 of Linux’s heart, or kernel, a finding that contradicts SCO’s legal attack on IBM, AutoZone and DaimlerChrysler.

Source: ZDNet

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Comments

  1. Enverex
    19 Apr 2004 ~ 12:28pm Enverex So.... basically what they are selling is like the equivilent to "meteorite" protection for your car, yeah, it could happen with a very remote possability, but honestly, it just isn't is it?
  2. KingFish
    19 Apr 2004 ~ 12:43pm KingFish That's my take on it too. The more headlines I see the more I'm beginning to form a belief that lawyers should be nowhere near technology. They are creating a big mess of it.

    KingFish
  3. Straight_Man
    19 Apr 2004 ~ 6:05pm Straight_Man Agreed. Actually, note the volume of use of those picked, SCO is going after IBM also. Big business might REALLY want to hedge their bets, individuals need not bother. Essentially, this is specialized-niche liability insurance.

    John D.

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