SCO - Linux' Worst Nightmare Is Back (OpenSource Magazine)

In my view it was mistake to post a link to this article, which is just ill informed
propaganda and not serious journalism.  It will just increase the hit rate.

It misses two points.  First there has never been any doubt from the outset that SCO owns the
copyright to Unixware/Openserver code which is not in Sys V, but SCO has not so far alleged
that there is any infringement of Unixware/Openserver-only copyrights.  Secondly, to prove
such infringement, all the wishy-washy "methods and concepts" arguments are for nought if they
have to show the code is in Unixware/Openserver but not in Sys V, as they would.

Secondly, they are now in a nice bind.  The finding against them for only $2.5 was made
because the court had held that they did not as a matter of law own the Sys V copyrights so
the SCOsource licenses could as a matter of fact only grant rights to use non-Sys V code, so
all the license fees must relate only to Unixware/Openserver - so the wronged party is the
licensee and not Novel.  If they do own the Sys V copyrights then they would be liable for
around $20 million.  I think that was the judge's little joke.