SCO is requesting that a Utah court silences Novell from making claims that it is the rightful owner of Unix, while also seeking unspecified damages.
The litigious SCO claims Novell actions amount to copyright misrepresentation and bad faith interference with SCO’s attempts to claim intellectual property rights on Unix and UnixWare.
A SCO spokesperson told ComputerWire: We find customers and potential customers are confused over ownership of Unix.
Along with many others, Novell last year dismissed the idea SCO became the rightful owner of the Unix operating system following the 1995 asset purchase.
During SCO’s most recently fiscal conference call, executives predicted minimal revenue from its UnixWare license for Linux, with revenue between $10m and $15m during the first quarter.
We felt the asset purchase deal meant we purchased the copyright and technology. We felt we needed to take this action, SCO’s spokesperson said.
Novell refused to comment on the details of SCO’s action but said it would defend its interests. A company spokesperson noted while SCO has become increasingly vocal its intentions to take legal action, Novell hadn’t expected this filing.
This article is based on material originally published by ComputerWire
