Analysis of Linux Code that SCO Alleges Is In Violation Of Their Copyright and Trade Secrets: "The ATT source code is here on the net, from a version released around 1979, although we believe that earlier versions exist. The Caldera license letter releasing this code is here. Caldera is, of course, the company that now calls itself SCO. The license very clearly permits the Linux developers to use the code in question." A portion of the code claimed by SCO against the world is a short, simple function which has been public knowledge for over a decade. The copyright on this work will probably expire in the year 2074. How absurd. This is another example of how copyright law is broken with respect to modern technology. The code presented by SCO (so far) is the software equivalent of a sentence. It is rediculous to me that rights to such simple portions should be in force for more than a few years. This may be very valuable code, commercially, because it is small, simple, and perhaps necessary. But it would also be extremely valuable if someone could copyright the phrase "another suicide bombing in Israel today," so that every news outlet had to pay a royalty every time they wanted to utter that phrase.