[Luni]-understanding the Linux/SCO court case

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In a message dated 6/10/2003 3:13:56 PM Central Standard Time, jean at kcco.com 
writes:

> So, long story short, were Linux actually
> in copyright violation, simply removing and rewriting the offending code 
> once it
> is revealed (in court or elsewhere) is all that is required: there is 
> according
> to every IP attorney I've heard or read comment on the subject absolutely no
> financial liability for the Linux community, its users, customers, or 
> sellers,
> whatsoever, even if the most outlandish of $CO's unsubstantiated claims were 
> to
> prove true.

Except for the liability of having to go in and update the code in every 
machine running linux to remove the copywrited stuff, every two months, when 
another module is revealed to violate copywrites.

Might this be a reason for companies to not use linux and for PC 
manufacturers to not sell linux with their computers?

--Carey Tyler Schug
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