Judge overturns 2007 Unix copyright decision

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Judge overturns 2007 Unix copyright decision

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Both SCO and Novell are anticipating their next day in court to settle who owns Unix copyrights after a judge Monday overturned a 2007 decision that favored Novell.

In a 54-page decision, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said it was reversing the 2007 summary judgment decision by Judge Dale Kimball of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, which found that Novell was the owner of Unix and UnixWare copyrights.

The case has been sent to trial.

Novell said it is carefully studying the court's decision and is not backing down.

"Novell intends to vigorously defend the case and the interests of its Linux customers and the greater open source community. We remain confident in the ultimate outcome of the dispute," the company said in a statement. "We are pleased that the decision affirmed the district court's monetary award of approximately $3 million from SCO to Novell ... Precisely what will happen next in the lawsuit remains to be seen, especially in light of the pending SCO bankruptcy and the recent court decision to appoint a Chapter 11 Trustee to take over the business affairs of the company."

SCO also is looking forward to having another day in court.