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| DATE | 2003-05-28 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Novell's letter to SCO
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Does this mean only Novell can sue IBM for SySV patent claims?
> Importantly, and contrary to SCO's assertions, SCO is not the owner of the
> UNIX copyrights. Not only would a quick check of U.S. Copyright Office
> records reveal this fact, but a review of the asset transfer agreement
> between Novell and SCO confirms it. To Novell's knowledge, the 1995
> agreement governing SCO's purchase of UNIX from Novell does not convey to
> SCO the associated copyrights. We believe it unlikely that SCO can
> demonstrate that it has any ownership interest whatsoever in those
> copyrights. Apparently, you share this view, since over the last few months
> you have repeatedly asked Novell to transfer the copyrights to SCO, requests
> that Novell has rejected. Finally, we find it telling that SCO failed to
> assert a claim for copyright or patent infringement against IBM.
>
>
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