SCO loses, Novell wins finally

Joseph Smith joe at settoplinux.org
Fri Jun 11 11:50:41 EDT 2010




On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:41:23 -0400, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
> Judge Stewart finally ruled against SCO officially closing the case. I
> don't believe that SCO can appeal this one, and I fully expect SCO to
> subsequently convert to Chapter 7 in the bankruptcy case unless they
> want to push the IBM case.
> 
> From Groklaw:
> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100610161411160
> 
> Here you go, munchkins. Judge Ted Stewart has ruled for Novell and
> against SCO. Novell's claim for declaratory judgment is granted; SCO's
> claims for specific performance and breach of the implied covenant of
> good fair and fair dealings are denied. Also SCO's motion for judgment
> as a matter of law or for a new trial: denied. SCO is entitled to waive,
> at its sole discretion, claims against IBM, Sequent and other SVRX
> licensees.
> 
> CASE CLOSED! Maybe I should say case_s_ closed. The door has slammed
> shut on the SCO litigation machine. "The Clerk of the Court is directed
> to close this case forthwith," Stewart writes in the final judgment. I
> believe that means /SCO v. IBM/ is essentially over now, unless IBM
> wishes to pursue its counterclaims.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------
> 
> The big issue for Linux here is that Novell now officially owns the Unix
> copyrights, and there is absolutely no legal cloud over them unless SCO
> attorneys figure out another angle around the judgement. While there are
> some other issues in the SCO vs. Novell case, the biggest one for Linux
> users and vendors is who owns the Unix copyrights.
> 
> 
>
YAHOO! It is about time!

-- 
Thanks,
Joseph Smith
Set-Top-Linux
www.settoplinux.org



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