All that is needed is the threat of a lawsuit : Declaratory judgment [LWN.net]

All that is needed is the threat of a lawsuit : Declaratory judgment

Posted Nov 3, 2006 17:33 UTC (Fri) by NZheretic (guest, #409)
In reply to: you are premature, I think by JoeBuck
Parent article: Various responses to Microsoft/Novell

The SCO Group did not directly threaten Redhat, but the just the threat by SCO to Redhat's customers was enough for Redhat to bring a case before the courts.

Also, unlike SCO lawsuit and most patent cases, it would be a lot easier for a copyright holder of the GPL'ed source to demonstrate actual ownership and request a Declaratory judgment.

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All that is needed is the threat of a lawsuit : Declaratory judgment

Posted Nov 3, 2006 18:38 UTC (Fri) by Ross (subscriber, #4065) [Link]

Actually I recall them naming Red Hat specifically as a company that (supposedly) was benefiting from the alleged infringement. I also remember one of the company officers said something like "there will be a day of reckoning" for Red Hat. I'm sure you can find some similar quotes in Groklaw's quotes database or on the Web in general...