Jones is an attorney at Novell and significantly, he's been there since 1992, but he isn't submitting this based on first-hand knowledge. Rather, his declaration is authorized by Novell and based on Novell's knowledge and understanding of the matters he addresses. So this is Novell speaking.

He testifies clearly to the following:

• In the September 1995 APA, and the two amendments, Novell retained certain rights, for its protection, because SCO didn't have the money to pay full price for everything it originally wanted. It retained the right to be paid royalties on SVRX licenses, prior approval rights, the right to direct SCO to take certain actions regarding the SVRX licenses, the right to veto, and the right to audit.
• Here's how he says SVRX Licenses are defined:

  "SVRX Licenses" are defined by the APA to include "[a]ll contracts relating to" the various UNIX System releases and auxiliary products enumerated at Schedule 1.1(a)(VI) and Attachment A to Amendment No. 1. The APA provided that Santa Cruz shall collect and pass through to Novell 100% of all "SVRX Royalties" -- a term defined in the APA as "all royalties, fees and other amounts due under all SVRX Licenses."

• The September 19, 1995 APA did not transfer copyrights. They were excluded assets.
• In late 2002, SCO repeatedly contacted Novell and said it needed access to or copies of all records concerning rights to UNIX, "including any agreements between Novell and Santa Cruz", which tells us that SCO didn't have them, at least not a complete record.
• SCO asked Novell to partner with it in "a Linux licensing program" with the goal of getting a license fee from Linux end users. Novell refused. I know. You are saying to yourself that it refused that offer, but it accepted Microsoft's offer to pay it instead, leaving end users out of the payment part, but having to accept terms we didn't vote on. I can't explain it either.
• SCO also asked Novell to amend the APA to transfer its UNIX copyrights to SCO, thus acknowledging that it didn't and hence doesn't have them. Novell refused.

I noticed one thing that really stood out to me, something I never noticed before. In paragraph 11, he notes that under Section 4.16(b) of the APA, "Novell retained the 'sole discretion' to direct Santa Cruz to amend, supplement, modify, waive or assign any rights under or to any SVRX Licenses."

If the copyrights had transferred to SCO, I don't see any way that phrase could be possible, "sole discretion". If, for example, there was a need to assign the copyrights, the copyright holder would have to be the one to make that assignment. There can be multiple copyright holders, of course, but here it says "sole discretion." Since the contract says Novell retained that "sole discretion" to assign rights, I think that presents proof positive that Novell here is being truthful that it retained the copyrights.

If you look on our chart, you will see that this declaration supports the following:

K Br. ¶¶134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142; Interference Br. ¶56; DJ Br. ¶¶34, 35, 38, 39, 129, 130, 296, 297, 298

That would be the motion regarding SCO's contract claims, the one regarding the interference claims, and IBM's motion for summary judgment on its non-infringement regarding its Linux activities.

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SNELL & WILMER LLP
Alan L. Sullivan (3152)
Todd M. Shaughnessy (6651)
Amy F. Sorenson (8947)
[address, phone, fax]

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
Evan R. Chesler (admitted pro hac vice)
David R. Marriott (7572)
[address, phone, fax]

Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff
International Business Machines Corporation

1. I am Associate General Counsel at Novell, Inc. ("Novell"). I have been employed as counsel in the Legal Department of Novell since 1992.

2. This declaration is submitted in connection with the lawsuit filed by the SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO"), against International Business Machines, Corporation ("IBM"), Caldera Systems, Inc. v. International Business Machines, Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:03CV-0294 DAK (D. Utah 2003).

3. This declaration is based on Novell's knowledge and understanding of the matters described herein. I am authorized to submit this Declaration on behalf of Novell.

Novell's Retention of UNIX Assets

5. On September 19, 1995, Novell and Santa Cruz executed an Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA"). The APA provided each party with certain rights and obligations.

6. The parties entered into two Amendments to the APA. On December 6, 1995, Novell and Santa Cruz executed "Amendment No. 1." Novell and Santa Cruz subsequently executed "Amendment No. 2" on October 16, 1996.

7. Under the APA and its Amendments, Santa Cruz obtained a variety of assets, including assignment of tens of thousands of contracts and licenses, various trademarks, source code and binaries to UnixWare products, and physical assets such as furniture and personal computers. Santa Cruz also obtained the right to develop a "Merged Product," a derivative work that would run on Intel platforms.

8. Santa Cruz did not have the financial capacity to pay the purchase price contemplated by Novell for these acquired assets and rights. In order to bridge the price gap and consummate the transaction, Novell and Santa Cruz agreed that Novell would receive Santa Cruz

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9. Santa Cruz assumed several related obligations. One such obligation that Santa Cruz assumed under the APA was responsibility for administering the collection of royalty payments from SVRX Licenses. "SVRX Licenses" are defined by the APA to include "[a]ll contracts relating to" the various UNIX System releases and auxiliary products enumerated at Schedule 1.1(a)(VI) and Attachment A to Amendment No. 1. The APA provided that Santa Cruz shall collect and pass through to Novell 100% of all "SVRX Royalties" -- a term defined in the APA as "all royalties, fees and other amounts due under all SVRX Licenses." In return, Novell agreed to pay Santa Cruz an administrative fee of 5% of those royalty amounts. Under the APA, Santa Cruz also agreed to pay additional royalties to Novell relating to other products.

10. The APA transferred certain assets from Novell to Santa Cruz. However, as specified by Section V.A of Schedule 1.1(b) to the APA, certain assets were excluded from the transfer. Among the "Excluded Assets" from the APA asset transfer were "[a]ll copyrights and trademarks, except for the trademarks UNIX and UnixWare," "all patents," and "all right, title and interest to the SVRX Royalties, less the 5% fee for administering the collection thereof." The APA as executed on September 19, 1995, therefore, did not transfer any copyrights.

11. Novell also retained rights to supervise Santa Cruz's administration of SVRX licenses. For example, under Section 4.16(b) of the APA, Novell retained the "sole discretion" to direct Santa Cruz to amend, supplement, modify, waive or assign any rights under or to any SVRX Licenses; if Santa Cruz fails to take any such action, the APA specifically granted Novell the right to take these actions on behalf of Santa Cruz. Novell also retained the right to veto Santa Cruz's attempts to amend SVRX Licenses, subject to two exceptions laid out in Amendment No. 1 to the APA (where the amendment (i) "may be incidentally involved through its rights to sell and license UnixWare software or the Merged Product .. . or future versions of

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12. The APA gave Novell the right to confirm Santa Cruz's compliance with its contractual obligations under the SVRX licensing program. The APA explicitly provided that Novell "shall be entitled to conduct periodic audits" of Santa Cruz "concerning all royalties and payments due to Seller hereunder or under the SVRX Licenses." The APA required Santa Cruz to "diligently seek to collect all such royalties, funds and other amounts when due" and to "investigate and perform appropriate auditing and enforcement." The APA also required Santa Cruz to provide Novell monthly reports detailing the SVRX royalties it received.

SCO's Attempts to Acquire the UNIX Copyrights

14. SCO further requested that Novell transfer its UNIX copyrights to SCO, thereby acknowledging that it did not own the UNIX copyrights. SCO contacted Novell on multiple occasions in late 2002 and early 2003. For example, SCO's CEO, Darl McBride, repeatedly contacted Novell and asked Novell to amend the Novell-Santa Cruz agreement to give SCO the UNIX copyrights. Novell rejected all of these requests.

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16. To the contrary, Novell vigorously contested SCO's claims in private correspondence with SCO at the very same time SCO was publicly claiming otherwise. For example:

a. On May 12, 2003, SCO's CEO, Dar] McBride, sent Novell a letter asserting that it owned the UNIX copyrights and that Linux end users were infringing those copyrights.
b. On May 28, 2003, Novell's CEO, Jack Messman, responded by letter, asserting in no uncertain terms that "SCO is not the owner of the UNIX copyrights."
c. After SCO registered its claim to the UNIX copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office, Novell's General Counsel, Joseph LaSala wrote to SCO, again disputing its claim to ownership of the copyrights. In his August 4, 2003, letter, Mr. LaSala stated, "We dispute SCO's claim to ownership of these copyrights."

17. In September and October 2003, Novell attempted to protect its ownership of the UNIX copyrights and to correct SCO's erroneous registrations claiming ownership, by filing its own copyright registrations.

I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on this 21 day of September, 2006 in Provo, Utah.

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Greg Jones

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