<s>
Red	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
v	I-Application
.	I-Application
SCO	I-Application
is	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
filed	O
by	O
Red	O
Hat	O
against	O
The	O
SCO	O
Group	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Hat	O
was	O
asking	O
for	O
a	O
permanent	O
injunction	O
against	O
SCO	O
's	O
Linux	B-Application
campaign	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
declaratory	O
judgments	O
that	O
Red	O
Hat	O
has	O
not	O
violated	O
SCO	O
's	O
copyrights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
SCO	O
Group	O
has	O
initiated	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
lawsuits	O
and	O
claims	O
that	O
Linux	B-Application
infringed	O
SCO	O
's	O
copyrights	O
and	O
that	O
users	O
and	O
vendors	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
should	O
be	O
held	O
accountable	O
for	O
these	O
infringements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
statements	O
even	O
suggest	O
that	O
users	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
could	O
expect	O
legal	O
action	O
from	O
The	O
SCO	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Hat	O
is	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
Linux	B-Application
vendor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCO	O
replied	O
with	O
both	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
and	O
two	O
letters	O
to	O
Red	O
Hat	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
;	O
their	O
claims	O
are	O
reiterated	O
in	O
the	O
press	O
release	O
(	O
"	O
Linux	B-Application
includes	O
source	O
code	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
verbatim	O
copy	O
of	O
UNIX	B-Application
and	O
carries	O
with	O
it	O
no	O
warranty	O
or	O
indemnification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
letter	O
SCO	O
once	O
again	O
claims	O
ownership	O
of	O
Unix	B-Application
and	O
that	O
certain	O
portions	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
infringe	O
on	O
its	O
Unix	B-Application
copyrights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
letter	O
sent	O
by	O
Lehman	O
Brothers	O
 '	O
counsel	O
instructed	O
SCO	O
to	O
take	O
this	O
matter	O
up	O
with	O
Red	O
Hat	O
,	O
their	O
supplier	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Red	O
Hat	O
filed	O
a	O
motion	O
to	O
reconsider	O
the	O
stay	O
,	O
claiming	O
SCO	O
never	O
asked	O
for	O
a	O
stay	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
stay	O
was	O
inappropriate	O
because	O
the	O
issues	O
in	O
the	O
SCO	O
v	O
.	O
IBM	O
case	O
would	O
not	O
solve	O
the	O
issues	O
in	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
v	I-Application
.	I-Application
SCO	I-Application
case	O
.	O
</s>
