Les Mikesell wrote:
It has not reached the appeals court. The final decision in the case was only a couple of days ago, and neither Novell or SCO has filed an appeal. Also, the decision that Novel kept the copyright has not be thrown out. It ruled that the APA did not transfer the copyrights. Besides that, there specific forms that need to be filled out to transfer a copyright. (As opposed to licensing one.)What was actually sold is under dispute. SCO claims it owns the copyright and associated licensing. Novell claims it was just a licensing/resale arrangement - and this is still in appeals courts. The first decision went to Novell, but that's been thrown out. I'm not sure if anyone has gotten around to wondering how this affects OpenSolaris parts of which Sun licensed from SCO and believes they have the right to release.
The court ruled that Novell has the option of voiding the Sun deal, and that would set Sun up for copyright and contract violations.
Basically, SCO lost all its claims, and Novell won most of their counterclaims. But SCO didn't end up owing Novell as much as most people expected. Then again, I think Novell can also file for legal fees, because they were the prevailing party. Those will be higher then what Novell was awarded by the court.
Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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