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SCO Files Suit Against Novell Over System V Ownership

Posted by michael on from the send-lawyers-guns-and-money dept.

nadamsieee writes "Yahoo! Finance is carrying a press release from SCO that details a new lawsuit against Novell for "Slander of Title". It looks like SCO has finally ditched their failing product line in favor of 24/7 litigation and PR work." To recap: Novell and SCO have a lengthy correspondence over the meaning of the contract between the two companies, Novell registers a claim with the U.S. copyright office over the code in dispute, SCO files this suit in response. Update: 01/20 23:04 GMT by M : SCO has placed their complaint (pdf) online.

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  1. SCO states that... by canfirman · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Novell has made false statements with the intent to cause customers and potential customers to not do business with SCO.

    Now, that's the pot calling the kettle "black".

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  2. Last gasp by rkhalloran · · Score: 5, Insightful
    SCO is expecting to have their collective ass handed to them Friday in the IBM suit, and need something to keep the stock propped up while they unwind.

    Looking at the correspondence Novell's put up, and given that SCO has acknowledged paying Novell royalties for SysV recently, it's hard to see how they can be serious. We can only hope that the judge here doesn't allow McBride & Co. to drag out the disclosure process as they have in the IBM case.

    SCO delenda est!

  3. countersuit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No doubt Novell will file a countersuit. In fact, from Novell's correspondence it looks like Novell was preparing to file a suit over non-compliance with the purchase agreement. Maybe SCO saw it coming, and decided it would be better publicity to file first. Not that such a tactic will do SCO any good in the long run.

  4. Re:Plain Stupid by markhb · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No, The SCO Group failed to understand the ramifications of the Asset Purchase Agreement that was signed between Novell and the Santa Cruz Operation, a separate company. Caldera bought the Operating Systems division of the latter, and then changed their name. Confusing the names is their First Line of Misdirection.

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  5. Re:We don't need no stinkin product! by destine · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Don't think pump up, think stall. I would bet that in light of the fact that the IP that they claim to own is in fact in dispute, that they file a motion to let them finish this second trial first. It has relevance to the trial and I think it would be hard for the judge to say no to such a request.

    Meanwhile, they will be able to extor...er, persuade others to buy into that phantom ip litigation insurance and continue to pump up prices so that they can all sell their shares and get to the bahamas by next winter.

    Hopefully Novell will file a motion to keep them from selling snake oi...er ip litigation insurance. Best of luck Novell. Make it quick please.