It is even more ludicrous to expect every company to look through every single file and check every single app to ensure that it is 100% legal.
I'm on the fence on this one. I'm not a lawyer, but it would seem that companies using Linux may actually be liable in this case if in fact SCO proves their case (which I highly doubt). There are a couple legal reasonings that I considered when thinking this over. First, if I purchase an item and it turns out the item was stolen, (here in the US) I am still guilty of possesion of stolen property. In addition, there is the concept that ignorance of a law does not make one immune from prosecution if they break that law (again, here in the US). Basically laws are designed to protect the victim. These laws prevent an individual - and probably an organization - from "playing stupid" in order to get away with anything illegal. Believe it or not, if SCO wins their case they would be seen, at least by the courts, as the "victim" in all this. -- John LeMay KC2KTH Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC | http://www.njmc.com | Phone 732-557-4848 Specializing in Microsoft and Unix based solutions