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Hatch Declaration Supporting SCO's Opposition to Novell's Motion for SJ
Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 03:45 PM EST

Now that they are preparing for the trial in Utah, we can get a hint of what SCO's position will be. This document in particular gives us some broad hints, Brent Hatch's Declaration in Support of SCO's Memorandum in Opposition to Novell's Motion for Summary Judgment on its 4th Claim for Relief [PDF].

I thought it was important to present it as text, because it will help us analyze better if we find all the documents we can. If you can lend a hand with that, it would be great, because I have a touch of the flu. If you find a url, leave it as a comment, and when I feel better, I'll put them into the article. Here's Novell's Motion for Summary Judgment on its 4th Claim for Relief for context. SCO filed its Opposition under seal, as you'll recall.

*************************

Brent O. Hatch (5715)
Mark F. James (5295)
HATCH, JAMES & DODGE
[address]
[phone, fax]

David Boies (admitted pro hac vice)
Robert Silver (admitted pro hac vice)
Edward Normand (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
[phone, fax]

Devan V. Padmanabhan (admitted pro hac vice)
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP
[address]
[phone, fax]

Stephen N. Zack (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
[phone, fax]

Stuart H. Singer (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
[address]
[phone, fax]

Attorneys for Plaintiff, The SCO Group, Inc.

_______________________________

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION

THE SCO GROUP, INC.,
a Delaware
corporation,
Plaintiff/Counterclaim-Defendant,
vs.

NOVELL, INC.,
a Delaware corporation,
Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff.
DECLARATION OF BRENT O. HATCH IN SUPPORT OF SCO'S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO NOVELL'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON ITS FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF


Case No. 2:04-CV-00139

Judge Dale A. Kimball
Magistrate Brooke C. Wells

I, Brent O. Hatch, declare as follows:

1. I am a citizen of the United States, am over the age of 21, and am competent to testify to the matters set forth herein.

2. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before all the Courts of the State of Utah, and an attorney with the firm of Hatch, James & Dodge PC, counsel for the Plaintiff/Counterclaim-Defendant, The SCO Group, Inc., in the pending motion.

3. Attached as hereto and filed herewith are true and correct copies of the following documents:

EXHIBIT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

1 Licensing Order Form between Silicon Graphics and Unix System Laboratories, dated August 27, 1993, bearing Bates range SCO0984582-620

2 Unix System V History obtained from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_V

3 Excerpts from UnixWare Binder, titled " UnixWare 2 Sales Kit"

4 Excerpts from UnixWare Binder, Binder 2, titled "UnixWare 7 Sales Training Kits.

5 Asset Purchase Agreement between The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. and Novell, Inc., dated September 19, 1995, bearing Bates range SCO1185893-990

6 Declaration of William M. Broderick in Support of SCO's Memorandum in Opposition to IBM's Motion to Compel Production of Documents on SCO's Privilege Log, dated October 21, 2005

7 Declaration of John Maciaszek, dated November 9, 2006

8 Excerpts from the Deposition Transcript of Christopher Sontag, dated March 14, 2007

9 Excerpts from Deposition Transcript of John Maciaszek, dated March 21, 2007

2

EXHIBIT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

10 Report and Declaration of Thomas A. Cargill, dated May 29, 2007

11 Declaration of William Broderick, dated December 11, 2006

12 Declaration of John Maciaszek, dated December 11, 2006

13 Declaration of Jean Acheson, dated December 11, 2006

14 Supplement and Licensing Order form between NCR Corporation (AT&T GIS) and Novell, dated July 13, 1995, bearing Bates range SCO1499353-86

15 Supplement and Licensing Order Form between Unisys Corporation and Novell Supplement 230, dated October 20, 1995, bearing Bates range SCO1039894- 925

16 Collection of e-mails among transition team, bearing Bates range SCO1299938-82

17 Supplement and Licensing Order Form between Stratus Computer, Inc. and SCO, dated March 17, 2007, bearing Bates range SCO0977706-36

18 Declaration of Christopher Sontag, dated December 11, 2006

19 Software Agreement between Alps Electric Company and Nihon SCO, dated March 29, 1996, bearing Bates range SCO1042581-619

20 Supplement and Licensing Order Form between Unisys Corporation and SCO Supplement 233, dated May 28, 1996, bearing Bates range SCO1040467-96

21 Supplement and Licensing Order Form between NCR Corporation and SCO, dated March 31, 1997, bearing Bates range SCO0977740-71

22 Amendment Number 1 to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 1995, bearing Bates range SCO1186000-17

23 Excerpts from the Deposition Transcript of Joseph A. LaSala, dated February 8, 2007

24 Excerpts from the Novell 30(b)(6) Deposition Transcript of Gregory Jones, dated May 10, 2007

3

EXHIBIT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

25 Excerpts from the Deposition Transcript of Jean Acheson, dated March 20, 2007

26 Excerpts from the Deposition Transcript of Theresa Dulin, dated April 13, 2007

27 Excerpts from the SCO 30(b)(6) Deposition Transcript of William Broderick, dated May 14, 2007

28 Software Agreement Supplement between Unisys and AT&T Supplement 128, dated January 30, 1990, bearing Bates range SCO1159013-26

29 Software Agreement Supplement between Unisys and Unix System Laboratories Supplement 202, dated October 31, 1991, bearing Bates range SCO1062340-74

30 Document titled, "Quarterly Royalty Amounts Reported by Unisys," bearing Bates number NOV 000033013

31 Document titled, "Unisys Royalty Report for SCO UnixWare and UNIX Systems," 2000, bearing Bates range NOV 000033527-32

32 Letter from B. Broderick to C. Lamont regarding Unisys agreements with SCO, dated May 26, 1996, bearing Bates number NOV 000011393

33 Letter regarding software agreement between Unisys and SCO, dated June 25, 1996, bearing Bates range SCO1040448-50

34 Product Announcement for SCO OpenServer 6, dated May 27, 2004, bearing Bates range SCO1672873-83

35 Software Agreement between SCO and AT&T Information Systems, Inc., dated May 6, 1987, bearing Bates range SCO1449552-636

36 Excerpts from the Deposition Transcript of Alok Mohan, dated February 23, 2007

37 Article titled, "SCO to Seek Fees from Linux Users," dated January 14, 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1265967-68

4

EXHIBIT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

38 Document titled, "OpenServer Release 6 Sales Guide," bearing Bates range SCO1687209-31

39 Amendment to Software Agreement between IBM, Novell, and SCO (Buyout Agreement), dated April 26, 1996, bearing Bates range NOV 000038339-42

40 Letter from A. Mohan to R. Frankenberg regarding SVRX licenses, dated March 28, 1996, bearing Bates number SCO1234265

41 Letter from A. Mohan to R. Frankenberg regarding SVRX licenses, dated April 10, 1996, bearing Bates SCO1290675-76

42 Letter from A. Mohan to R. Frankenberg regarding proposed IBM royalty buyout, dated April 19, 1996, bearing Bates range SCO1298086-87

43 Letter from A. Mohan to J. Tolonen regarding Novell-IBM Buyout, dated July 15, 1996, bearing Bates range NOV 000046904-05

44 Declaration of Lawrence A. Bouffard, dated November 8, 2006

45 Amendment Number 2 to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 16, 1996, bearing Bates range SCO1451873-75

46 Press Release titled, "SCO Establishes SCOsource to License UNIX Intellectual Property," dated January 22, 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1277300-02

47 Document titled, "SCO System V for Linux Sales Guide Internal Use Only," dated February 25, 2003, bearing Bates SCO1537786-805

48 Document titled, "SCOsource Announcement," dated December 11, 2002, bearing Bates range SCO1275727-46

49 Declaration of William M. Broderick, dated January 25, 2008

50 Letter from R. Tibbitts at SCO to Fortune 1500 Companies with UNIX Licenses regarding violations of intellectual property rights in UNIX technology, dated December 19, 2003, bearing Bates range SCON0047606-09

51 Declaration of Jean Acheson, dated January 25, 2008

5

EXHIBIT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

52 Press Release titled, "SCO Announces Intellectual Property License for Linux," dated August 5, 2003

53 Press Release titled, "SCO Establishes SCOsource; New Division Created to Insure and Protect Intellectual Property in Linux Environments," dated December 11, 2002, bearing Bates range SCO1270120-23

54 Press Release titled, "SCO Establishes SCOsource; New Division Created to License and Protect UNIX Intellectual Property," dated December 11, 2002, bearing Bates range SCO1270136-39

55 Press Release titled, "SCO Establishes SCOsource," dated December 11, 2002, bearing Bates range SCO1270095-96

56 Declaration of John Maciaszek, dated January 24, 2008

57 Press Release titled, "SCO Registers UNIX Copyrights and Offers Unix License," dated July 21, 2003

58 Declaration of Christopher M. Sontag, dated January 24, 2008

59 Press Release titled, "SCO Suspends Distribution of Linux Pending Intellectual Property Clarification; Announces Greater Focus on UNIX and SCOx Strategy," dated May 14, 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1269615-16

60 Excerpts from book titled, Novell's Guide to UnixWare 2

61 Document titled, "SCO forum 2003 SCOsource Update," bearing Bates range NOV 000012724-50

62 Intellectual Property Compliance License for SCO Unix Rights between SCO and Computer Associates International, dated August 11, 2003, bearing Bates range SCON0048531-38

63 Document titled, "Price Book North America Price Book for The SCO Group Software Products," dated August 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1551865-84

64 Intellectual Property Compliance License for Linux between SCO and Questar Corporation, dated January 16, 2004, bearing Bates range QC00003-10

6

EXHIBIT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

65 Excerpts from the Questar 30(b)(6) Deposition Transcript of Steve Welker, dated March 22, 2007

66 Declaration of Christopher Sontag, dated May 18, 2007

67 Technology License Agreement between Novell and The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc., dated December 6, 1995, bearing Bates range SCO1186018-22

68 E-mail from G. Jones to D. Wright, et al., regarding SCO request for Novell USL Documents, dated November 15, 2002, bearing Bates number NOV 000039586

69 E-mail from G. Jones to J. Lundberg, et al., regarding SCO request for Novell UNIX Documents, dated November 20, 2002, bearing Bates number NOV 000039578

70 E-mail from G. Jones to C. Ledbetter, et al., regarding SCO Linux "Licensing" Program, dated December 4, 2002, bearing Bates range Nov 000039579-80

71 E-mail from G. Jones to D. Wright regarding SCO Request for Novell UNIX Documents, dated November 22, 2002, bearing Bates range NOV 000039591- 92

72 Excerpts from the Deposition Transcript of Gregory Jones, dated January 26, 2007

73 Excerpts from the Deposition Transcript of Darl McBride, dated March 27, 2007

74 Excerpts from the Novell 30(b)(6) Deposition Transcript of Joseph A. LaSala, dated May 16, 2007

75 Release, License and Option Agreement between Microsoft and SCO, dated April 30, 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1300033-46

76 Amendment 3 to Microsoft Release, License and Option Agreement with SCO, dated July 21, 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1300028-29

77 Amendment 4 to Microsoft Release, License and Option Agreement with SCO, dated July 31, 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1300026-27

7

EXHIBIT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

78 Amendment 1 to Microsoft Release, License and Option Agreement with SCO, dated June 23, 2003, bearing Bates number SCO1300031

79 Amendment 2 to Microsoft Release, License and Option Agreement with SCO, dated July 14, 2003, bearing Bates number SCO1300030

80 Software License Agreement between Sun Microsystems and SCO, dated February 25, 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1287208-21

81 Software License and Distribution Agreement between Unix System Laboratories and Sunsoft, dated March 17, 1994, bearing Bates range NOV 000011858-80

82 Excerpts from the Sun 30(b)(6) Deposition Transcript of Marc Hamilton, dated July 23, 2007

83 Article titled, "Sun's Schwartz Speaks out on Linux, SCO (Interview)," dated September 19, 2003

84 Clarification of License Grant to UnixWare and Openserver Drivers between Sun Microsystems and SCO, dated April 29, 2003, bearing Bates range SCO1605380-93

85 Product announcement for UnixWare Release 7.1.3, dated November 20, 2002, bearing Bates range SCO1270099-110

86 Product announcement for SCO UnixWare Release 7.1.4, dated May 3, 2004, bearing Bates range SCO1700830-44

87 Declaration of Andrew W. Nagle, dated January 25, 2008

88 Intellectual Property Assignment, dated May 7, 2001

89 Letter from C. Richard to J. Acheson regarding Sublicensed Product Royalty Report, dated August 3, 2000, bearing Bates range NOV 000033626-30

8

4. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated this 25th day of January, 2008.

__/s/ Brent O. Hatch____________
Brent O. Hatch

9

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Plaintiff/Counterclaim-Defendant, The SCO Group, Inc., hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff, Novell, Inc., on this 25th day of January, 2008, electronically via the Court's CM/ECF system to the following:

Thomas R. Karrenberg
John P. Mullen
Heather M. Sneddon
ANDERSON & KARRENBERG
[address]

Michael A. Jacobs
Matthew I. Kreeger
Kenneth W. Brakebill
MORRISON & FOERSTER
[address]

10


  


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Corrections here
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If any.

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You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.

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News Picks commentary here
Authored by: SpaceLifeForm on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 03:52 PM EST
Please note which article you are referencing.


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88 Intellectual Property Assignment, dated May 7, 2001: Tarantella
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 03:56 PM EST
Could that be this
http://sec.edgar-online.com/2003/06/13/0001104659-03-012299/Section6.asp


"On May 7, 2001, Caldera International, Inc. ("Caldera") was
formed as a holding company to own Caldera Systems and to acquire substantially
all of the assets, liabilities and operations of the server and professional
services groups of Tarantella, Inc. ("Tarantella"), formerly The Santa
Cruz Operation, Inc., pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the
"Reorganization Agreement"), dated as of August 1, 2000, as amended.
Under the Reorganization Agreement, Caldera acquired the tangible and intangible
assets used in the server and professional services groups, including all of the
capital stock of certain Tarantella subsidiaries. In connection with the
formation of Caldera, Caldera Systems became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Caldera. All shares of Caldera Systems' common stock, as well as options to
purchase shares of Caldera Systems' common stock, were converted into the same
number of shares of common stock of Caldera and options to purchase shares of
common stock of Caldera.

The acquired operations from Tarantella developed and marketed server software
related to networked business computing and were one of the leading providers of
UNIX server operating systems. In addition, these operations provided
professional services related to implementing and maintaining UNIX system
software products. The acquisition provided Caldera with international offices
and a distribution channel with resellers throughout the world. Subsequent to
this acquisition, the Company has primarily sold UNIX based products and
services.

On May 16, 2003, Caldera's stockholders approved an amendment to Caldera's
certificate of incorporation that changed Caldera's name to The SCO Group, Inc.
(the "Company").

The Company's business continues to focus on developing and marketing reliable,
cost-effective UNIX software products and related services and web services for
the small to medium business market. The Company is pursuing its SCOx strategy
to provide a common framework for the integration of internet applications (web
services) and server based applications. In addition to SCOx, the Company
established SCOsource in January 2003 to review and enforce its intellectual
property surrounding the UNIX operating system. The Company acquired the
intellectual property rights to UNIX from Tarantella.

The Company will continue to market SCO OpenServer and SCO UnixWare products and
sell these products and related services to customers through an indirect,
leveraged worldwide channel of partners, which includes distributors and
solution providers. This worldwide distribution channel locally supports
customers and resellers with minor modifications that fit their particular
country's needs."


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83 URL Sun's Schwartz speaks out on Linux, SCO
Authored by: mdarmistead on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:06 PM EST
Published by: eWeek 2003-09-19 Suns Schwartz Speaks Out on Linux, SCO

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59 URL SCO Suspends Distribution of Linux Pending Intellectual Property Clarification;
Authored by: mdarmistead on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:11 PM EST
Published on SCO website May 14, 2003:

SCO Suspends Distribution of Linux Pending Intellectual Property Clarification; Announces Greater Focus on UNIX and SCOx Strategy

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57 URL SCO Registers UNIX® Copyrights and Offers UNIX License
Authored by: mdarmistead on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:14 PM EST
Published on SCO website Jul 21, 2003:

SCO Registers UNIX® Copyrights and Offers UNIX License

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55 URL SCO Establishes SCOsource
Authored by: mdarmistead on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:17 PM EST
Published on SCO website December 11, 2002:

SCO Registers UNIX® Copyrights and Offers UNIX License

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"a touch of the flu"
Authored by: Aladdin Sane on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:19 PM EST
Get well soon, PJ!

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  • Seconded... - Authored by: tiger99 on Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 08:09 AM EST
    • Seconded... - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 07:37 PM EST
52, 53, 54 Not found
Authored by: mdarmistead on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:28 PM EST
I could not find 52-54 on SCO's Investor Relations site.
Search on "SCO Establishes SCOsource" brought up no Dec 11 press
releases. One dated Jan 22, 2003 showed up with title:
"SCO Establishes SCOsource to License Unix Intellectual Property"

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#6
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:33 PM EST
#6 Declaration of William M. Broderick in Support of SCO's Memorandum in
Opposition to IBM's Motion to Compel Production of Documents on SCO's Privilege
Log, dated October 21, 2005

Already on Groklaw. Exhibit A from IBM timeline document 535. <a
href="http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/IBM-535.pdf">www.groklaw.net/pdf/I
BM-535.pdf</a>

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  • #6 - Authored by: Steve Martin on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:36 PM EST
    • #6 as Text - Authored by: Erwan on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 04:46 PM EST
Competent to testify?
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 05:11 PM EST
> I, Brent O. Hatch, declare as follows:
>
> 1. I am a citizen of the United States, am over the age of 21, and am
> competent to testify to the matters set forth herein.

He is? But I thought he worked for SCO... ? :-)

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#2 Wikipedia article
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 05:18 PM EST

Are those guys seriously proposing to use an undated hardcopy of a Wikipedia article as evidence of fact? Perchance they are not being paid enough to afford proper research?

The article is not even called "System V" as the list implies; it redirects to Unix System V. It has more than 150 versions to choose from, each having been current at some time after SCO v. Novell started.

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# 86
Authored by: rand on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 05:59 PM EST
86 Product announcement for SCO UnixWare Release 7.1.4, dated May 3, 2004,
bearing Bates range SCO1700830-44

http://www.dtrbus.com/libr/sco-uw7.pdf

Product Announcement
US Dollar Suggested List Prices
For SCO &#63720; Authorized Distributors World-wide
SCO UnixWare &#63720; Release 7.1.4
3 May 2004: SCO announces product and availability details for SCO UnixWare ®
7.1.4

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and so forth and so on)

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#37 possibilities
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 06:10 PM EST
http://www.news.com/2100-1001-980514.html?tag=fd_top
SCO fees may hit some Linux users
The struggling SCO Group, which holds the copyright to Unix, plans to charge
some customers who have moved from its own products to Linux, according to
sources.
By Stephen Shankland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: January 14, 2003, 6:12 AM PST
found via link here:
http://www.osnews.com/story/2553/SCO_to_Seek_Fees_from_Linux_Users



http://news.zdnet.com/2102-9595_22-980514.html

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#38 Document titled, "OpenServer Release 6 Sales Guide
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 06:16 PM EST
I downloaded the sales_guide.pdf (965K; 21 pages) from here:

http://www.sco.com/products/openserver6/sales_guide1.html

Available in the menu on the right side of the screen... 13th link down.

Sales Guide [HTML] [PDF]

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46 Press Release titled, "SCO Establishes SCOsource to License UNIX Intellectual Property,"
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 06:22 PM EST
Found here and printed to PDF:

http://ir.sco.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=99965

"SCO Establishes SCOsource to License Unix Intellectual Property

SCO, the majority owner of UNIX intellectual property, creates new licensing
programs to expand access to its UNIX technology, beginning with SCO System V
for Linux

LinuxWorld 2003, New York, NY (Booth # 865)-Jan. 22, 2003- The SCO® Group (SCO)
(Nasdaq: SCOX), a leading provider of Linux and UNIX business software
solutions, today announced that it has created a new business division to manage
the licensing of its UNIX intellectual property. The new division, called
SCOsource, will manage the substantial UNIX intellectual property assets owned
by SCO, and will operate an array of licensing programs."

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48 Document titled, "SCOsource Announcement," dated December 11, 2002
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 06:27 PM EST
Looks like it was filed under seal. Found reference to it in the following
Groklaw article. First item on the exhibit list:

http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20071222232105896

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85 Product announcement for UnixWare Release 7.1.3, dated November 20, 2002
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 06:35 PM EST
Found and downloaded a PDF (96K; 12 pages long) that contains the SCO logo and
press release here:
http://www.scobenelux.com/pdf/product_announcement_sco_uw713.pdf

Product Announcement
UnixWare® Release 7.1.3
20 November 2002: SCO announces product and availability details for UnixWare®
7.1.3, the latest
version of the UnixWare family of operating system products.

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Excerpts
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 06 2008 @ 08:47 PM EST
When I saw all "Excerpts" listed I immediately thought: 'here is
something taken out of context that will help SCO's cause'.

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1 Licensing Order Form between Silicon Graphics and Unix System Laboratories
Authored by: Aladdin Sane on Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 01:30 AM EST
Referenced in "Novell 132 Exhibit 1 (SCO Source Log in SCO v Novell)" at

http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=2006072923301837

Bates range SCO0984582-620 corresponds to CD no. 1.

The trail goes goes cold (sub-zero artic cold) from there...

Will we ever get to see any of that?

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5, 22, 45 Asset Purchase Agreement and Amendments 1 and 2
Authored by: Aladdin Sane on Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 02:48 AM EST

Boy, is this declaration in no order, or what? (Note: Posted with plain text URL's to help PJ with copy & paste. Note2: I'm seeing spaces show up in the URL's in Preview, beware.)

These are all found by going to Novell 173 at link:

http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20040319041857760#r ef173
5 Asset Purchase Agreement between The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. and Novell, Inc., dated September 19, 1995, bearing Bates range SCO1185893-990

PDF version is split in two at links:

http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Novell-173Ex1.pdf
http://www.groklaw. net/pdf/Novell-173Ex2.pdf

(Note file naming inconsistency, file names should have been Novell-173Ex1-1.pdf and Novell-173Ex1-2.pdf, but it's OK, it works out. For future historians who wonder what happened to the real Exhibit 2, it is at

http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Novell-173Ex2-3.pdf

along with Exhibit 3.)

Text:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=200311102305 0367
22 Amendment Number 1 to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated December 6, 1995, bearing Bates range SCO1186000-17

Exhibit 3 to Novell 173

PDF:
http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Novell-173Ex2-3.pdf

Text:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20031208000408482
45 Amendment Number 2 to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 16, 1996, bearing Bates range SCO1451873-75

Exhibit 4 to Novell 173

PDF:
http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Novell-173Ex4-8.pdf

Text:
http://edgar.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102542/000104746903037 863/a2123204zex-99_1.htm

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7, 9, 12, 56 Declarations & Deposition of John Maciaszek
Authored by: Aladdin Sane on Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 04:13 AM EST
7 Declaration of John Maciaszek, dated November 9, 2006

Exhibit 34 to Novell 260.

PDF:
http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Novell-260Ex32.pdf
(Yes , 34 is in there.)

Text:
Not found

Referenced article:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070411074329620

9 Excerpts from Deposition Transcript of John Maciaszek, dated March 21, 2007

12 Declaration of John Maciaszek, dated December 11, 2006

56 Declaration of John Maciaszek, dated January 24, 2008

Too tired to do the rest...

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On the Money
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 08:23 AM EST
It's been obvious for a long time that Novell would never get to collect more
than a small percentage of the revenue owed, at best...and that SCO intended to
fight down to the last few pennies...further increasing the likelyhood there'd
be nothing to distribute.

I suppose it's been mentioned that perhaps Novell might be able to collect the
Unix business back from SCO in compensation (although I do recall something 2
or 3 years ago where SCO had tried to secure some financing by leveraging those
same rights - Yarro maybe? - the idea being that if SCO went under, the assets
would be yanked out)

Anyways - so maybe there's an option to re-acquire the business - but what if
they simply sought to invalidate the entire deal (which I believe is one of
their SJ submissions) - that'd make it so the money was no longer Novell's at
all...it'd belong to whomever SCO dealt with (Microsoft, Sun, others)...they'd
become the creditors and Novell would be free to offer a new license that'd we'd
be a little more certain would get directly to them.

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This is a declaration?
Authored by: karl on Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 01:03 PM EST
Don't declarations normally contain arguments? It's just a big list of
documents.
What's up with that?

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Unix System V History obtained from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_V
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, February 07 2008 @ 02:16 PM EST
Wikipedia? Does the judge know what that is? How can you trust an anonymous account, but unverified anonymous authors, some of whom are no doubt in conflict in this case?

I mean, give me a break. This cannot be taken seriously.

J

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Grokdoc Wiki page to track this
Authored by: JesseW on Friday, February 08 2008 @ 12:27 AM EST

I've made a wiki page at GrokDoc listing all 89 exhibits (copy & pasted from the very nice text version above), and intend to link all the various comment threads above to it, so we can easily tell which documents we still need to try and find. Please add links to future comments to it, but make the comments here, so PJ can most easily find them.

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