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* A U.S. magistrate has struck down many of the SCO Group Inc.’s claims against IBM Corp., saying the Utah company failed to show that its intellectual property was misappropriated when Big Blue donated software code to the freely distributed Linux operating system.

* Walt Disney Co.’s board modified its compensation policy to exclude director Steve Jobs from receiving payment for serving on the board -- a change made at Jobs’ request. Jobs is chief executive of Apple Computer Inc., where for years he has taken an annual salary of $1.