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Judge Rejects SCO's Motion For a New Trial

Posted by timothy on from the civil-procedure's-too-good-for-'em dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A judge has rejected SCO's motion for a new trial in the company's dispute over UNIX intellectual property ownership. The ruling validates a verdict that was issued in April by a jury who determined that Novell, and not SCO, is the rightful owner of the UNIX SVRX copyrights. This means SCO cannot continue to pursue its litigation against IBM and other Linux users. 'There was substantial evidence that Novell made an intentional decision to retain ownership of the copyrights,' the judge wrote in his decision. 'The Court finds that the verdict is not clearly, decidedly, or overwhelmingly against the weight of the evidence. Therefore, SCO is not entitled to a new trial.'"

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  1. Re:Good. by roman_mir · · Score: 0, Redundant

    and I just can't spell :(

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    You can't handle the truth.
  2. Just Fucking Die Allready! by amiga3D · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I mean it. I wish this miserable excuse for a company would just shrivel up and disappear. They're like a little yapping dog that just keeps yap, yap, yapping away incessantly until you want to swat it with a baseball bat.

  3. Jesus I feel old. by MindlessAutomata · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I feel old just seeing this shit again, and it's STILL going on? Our legal system is a complete joke if it allows this nonsense to continue on forever and ever.

    1. Re:Jesus I feel old. by servies · · Score: 0, Redundant

      That took you a long time to come to that conclusion...