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Re: Linux copyrighted by someone ?!



On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, Peter Lorand Peres wrote:

> 
> Here I am again.

oh no...

> There was this stupid rumor about Linux being copyrighted by someone.

not stupid at all, a very sad truth actually, but just resolved this
week...

Ownership of Linux. Trademark Resolved

    Monterey, California, August 20, 1997 - A long standing dispute over
ownership of the Linux. operating system trademark has just been resolved.
As a result of litigation brought by a group of five Linux companies and
individuals against William R. Della Croce, Jr. of Boston, Massachusetts,
Della Croce has assigned ownership for the registered mark to Linus
Torvalds, the original author of Linux, as part of the settlement
agreement.

    The plaintiffs in the suit were Linus Torvalds; Specialized Systems
Systems Consultants, Inc. (Linux Journal) of Seattle; Yggdrasil computing,
Inc. in San Jose; Linux International, Amherst, NH; and Work Group
Solutions of Aurora, CO. Non-plaintiffs Red Hat Software, Inc., Metrolink
Inc., and Digital Equipment Corporation supported the litigation and
contributed to the cost of the litigation.

(full story can be found at http://www.ssc.com/linux/trademark/ )



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