U.S. Marshals Seize And Impound Equipment
 
        PROVO, Utah, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL)
today announced that it has filed a civil suit against the operator of
the Planet Gallifrey Bulletin Board System (BBS) of Salt Lake City,
Utah.  Novell filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the District
of Utah, Central Division, asserting that the BBS infringed on Novell's
copyrights and trademarks by duplicating portions of Novell's network
operating system, NetWare(R) and illegally distributing them over
telephone lines to BBS subscribers and members.  Novell is seeking
injunctive relief, monetary damages and attorney fees from the
defendant.
        Pursuant to a court order, U.S. Marshals and members of the Novell
Anti-Piracy team entered Planet Gallifrey facilities on July 26 and seized
and impounded the equipment used in the BBS.  As part of Novell's
anti-piracy program, pirate BBS are monitored world-wide.
        Novell's Senior Vice President and General Counsel, David Bradford
said, "Bulletin Board Systems provide valuable services, however, in those
cases where Novell copyrights and trademarks are violated, we will
aggressively pursue the violators.  Our customers can rely on us to ensure
the integrity and serviceability of our products across our entire family of
network operating systems, network applications, and information access
software."
        Novell has established an anti-piracy group and telephone hotline
for reporting illegal use of Novell software or making related
inquiries.  Call 1-800 PIRATES (801-747-2837) or direct E-Mail to
pirates@novell.com.
        Novell, Inc. is in the business of connecting people with other
people and the information they need, enabling them to act on it
anytime, anyplace.  The company's software products provide the
distribution infrastructure, network services, advance network access
and network applications required to make networked information and
computing and integral part of everyone's daily life.
    NOTE:  Novell is a trademark of Novell, Inc.
 
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