SCO (ex-Caldera), who have been trying to extort fees from Linux users for allegedly using Unix code (that they allegedly owned) in Linux have lost again.
After one judicial determination which found that they didn't own the UNIX copyrights (such as they are) they appealed and won a jury trial.
The jury trial has now determined that they indeed do not own the copyrights in question (Novell does and always did) and the whole miserable scam collapses.
Incidentally, SCO never managed to show any UNIX code in Linux despite their initial allegations of "millions of lines of code"
Congratulations to Groklaw -
Groklaw - Novell Wins Again - Jury Rules Copyrights Didn't Go to SCO! - Updated 4Xs - for tracking and exposing this nasty little MS-backed litigation lottery from Day 1.
Despite having taken refuge in Chap 11 bankruptcy SCO will now have to face the full wrath of IBM in a related trial....
Like rogues take warning....
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