] SCO Group has upped the ante in an amendment to its ] suit against IBM, seeking more than $3 billion in ] damages for alleged copying of proprietary Unix ] intellectual property into Linux. ] SCO seeks at least $1 billion in damages from IBM's ] alleged breach of its contract with SCO; another $1 ] billion for breach of the Unix contract signed by ] Sequent, which IBM acquired in 1999; and another $1 ] billion for unfair competition. SCO also seeks more for ] misappropriation of trade secrets and punitive damages. SCO suit now seeks $3 billion from IBM | CNET News.com |