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SCOwned: no new trial, Novell can shut down IBM lawsuit
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| SCO was dealt yet another blow in court today when
| District Judge Ted Stewart rejected the company's
| motion requesting a new trial or judgement of law. In
| a ruling issued today, Judge Stewart sided with a jury
| that issued a verdict against SCO in April, finding
| that Novell was the rightful owner of the UNIX SVRX
| copyrights. According to Judge Stewart, SCO failed to
| demonstrate that the jury's verdict contradicted the
| evidence presented in the case.
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/06/scowned-no-new-trial-novell-can-shut-down-ibm-lawsuit.ars
SCO! NANANA HAYHAY GOOD-BYE!
http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/06/10/sco-nanana-hayhay-good-bye/
Judge Rejects SCO's Motion For a New Trial
http://slashdot.org/palm/17/10/06/10/216255_1.shtml
Judge closes book on SCO's claim to Unix
http://www.infoworld.com/t/unix/judge-closes-book-scos-claim-unix-956
Recent:
Novell auction could be patent troll bonanza
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| This wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for
| the fact that Novell has a treasure trove
| of patents, with at least 450 patents
| related to networking, office productivity
| applications, identity management, and
| more.
|
| When I worked for Novell, we didn't worry
| too much about a lawsuit from Microsoft.
| After all, Novell had (and, I presume,
| still has) patents that directly impact
| Microsoft's Office business. I could see
| Microsoft lining up to buy out these
| patents from a private equity firm, but I
| could also see a non-practicing entity (aka
| "patent troll") buying them to extort money
| from Microsoft.
|
| Perhaps some would cheer, but they
| shouldn't.
|
| After all, Novell also has valuable Unix
| copyrights (sorry, SCO) which, in turn,
| affect Linux. Given Novell's history in the
| networking market, it almost certainly owns
| patents that also could have a big impact
| on defending Linux.
|
| Or attacking it. Depending on who gets
| those patents.
|
| This same intellectual property motivated
| Microsoft to pay Novell a $536 million
| settlement back in 2004. How much would
| Novell's intellectual property be worth to
| a patent troll?
|
| [...]
|
| Let's hope so. Novell long ago faded from
| many people's minds, but it has never been
| more relevant with its business and, by
| extension, its intellectual property,
| available for the highest bidder.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-20006248-16.html
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