Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 11th Jun 2003 21:39 UTC
Apple Computer is being sued by The Open Group, the San Francisco company that claims ownership of the Unix trademark, for using the term Unix in conjunction with its Mac OS X operating system without a license. Apple has countersued, asking a judge to declare that the trademark is invalid, because the term Unix has become generic. This legal battle, though separate from SCO's recent claim that Linux uses copyrighted Unix source code, adds further fire to the debate over the custody of Unix--the 30 plus-year old OS originally developed by AT&T.
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I can understand enforcing trademark, but if all Apple ever said is that OSX is Unix-based, not a Unix, then they are right. To legally call themselves a Unix they need the right to the trademark, but to say they are based on Unix, which is 100% true, should never be illegal.
I am not so much angry at SCO for this as I am at the law if they get away with it. Something that is true should never be illegal to say or print.