Novell Files Software Piracy Suit Against Operator Of Planet Gallifrey Computer Bulletin Board

U.S. Marshals Seize And Impound Equipment

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 an integral part of everyone's daily life.