Denver (ip-192.com): Bankrupt Unix vendor SCO is at it again: A federal appeals court reversed a judge's decision that granted the copyright of the Unix computer operating system to Novell.
"There are 20 million versions of Linux running around the world," so SCO chief executive Darl McBride in an interview with the Associated Press. "Linux at the end of the day is a knock off of our Unix." SCO said the ruling paves the way for resumption of the court case.
In 1995, SCO Group bought the Unix operating system from Novell for $149 million. But it was not clear which company owned the copyrights, and years of litigation ensued. SCO Group filed for bankruptcy two years ago after a Utah federal judge said SCO Group was not the owner despite the $149 million deal.
A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the judge erred in August 2007 by granting the copyright to Novell. The panel ordered a trial to determine ownership.
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