Some legal experts have urged companies which receive invoices from the SCO Group as part of the firm's action against IBM and the Linux community to ignore them.
SCO has announced that it will invoice users of products which contain disputed code around $700 (GBP440) per computer, in an attempt to intimidate Linux users into compliance. However, lawyers have argued that if SCO does win its case against IBM, then there is a strong likelihood that the latter firm will be obliged to deal with the invoices.
Speaking to ComputerWeekly.com, head of IT law at Nabarro Nathanson, Dai Davis explained that:
'Normally, IBM customers will have a software licence that will protect them, either the licence embedded in the software or a paper-based one.' He continued:
'My advice for companies is to immediately look at their licence and contact IBM as soon as possible. The licence should say that IBM has a right to sell the software and that they will be protected by IBM if there is a dispute with a third party.'
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