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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 12, 2004

The SCO Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-29911	87-0662823
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

355 South 520 West
Lindon, Utah 84042
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (801) 765-4999

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

        With respect to The SCO Group, Inc.'s ("SCO") current legal action against IBM in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, on December 12, 2003, the Court signed an order directing SCO to answer certain interrogatories and produce certain evidence to IBM by January 12, 2004. On January 12, 2004, SCO complied with that order. SCO provided, under the protective order previously entered in the case, answers to the interrogatories and evidence to support its claims. In connection with SCO's response and production of evidence to IBM, SCO filed with the Court on January 12, 2004 the "Notice of Compliance with Court Order" attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits.

99.1

Notice of Compliance with Court Order, filed with the United States District Court for the District of Utah on January 12, 2004

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 13, 2004

By:
/s/  ROBERT K. BENCH Chief Financial Officer
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Notice of Compliance with Court Order, filed with the United States District Court for the District of Utah on January 12, 2004

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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES
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EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Brent O. Hatch (5715)
HATCH, JAMES & DODGE
10 West Broadway, Suite 400
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Telephone: (801) 363-6363
Facsimile: (801) 363-6666

Stephen N. Zack (admitted pro hac vice)
Mark J. Heise (admitted pro hac vice)
David K. Markarian (admitted pro hac vice)
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
Bank of America Tower, Ste. 2800
100 Southeast Second Street
Miami, Florida 33131
Telephone: (305) 539-8400
Facsimile: (305) 539-1307

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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

	)
THE SCO GROUP,	)	PLAINTIFF SCO'S NOTICE
	)	OF COMPLIANCE WITH
Plaintiff,	)	COURT ORDER OF
	)	DECEMBER 12, 2003
	)
	)
v.	)
	)	Case No. 2:03CV0294DAK
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS	)
MACHINES CORPORATION,	)	Hon. Dale A. Kimball
	)
Defendant.	)	Magistrate Judge Brooke Wells
	)

        Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant SCO hereby files its Notice of Compliance with this Court's Order entered on December 12, 2003, and states:

        1.     SCO has responded fully and in detail to Interrogatories 1-9, 12 and 13 of IBM's First Set of Interrogatories. (See SCO's Supplemental Response to Defendant's First and Second Set of Interrogatories dated January 12, 2004) (hereinafter "Supplemental Responses."). These Supplemental Responses, which exceed 60 pages, fully respond to the interrogatories based on the information in SCO's possession. Upon receiving complete discovery from IBM, including all versions of AIX and Dynix/ptx, there undoubtedly will be further evidence of IBM's contractual breaches and other violations of law, as detailed in the attached Declaration of Ryan Tibbits. Accordingly, SCO reserves the right to further supplement or amend its answers as discovery or further investigation may reveal.

        2.     SCO also has produced all non-privileged responsive documents requested by IBM. The only exception to such production is the files of certain officers and directors for whom SCO could not obtain the requested materials during the holidays with sufficient time to review the documents. The efforts to obtain these files and their expected production date are set forth in the attached Declaration of Ryan Tibbitts.

	Respectfully submitted,
DATED this 12th day of January, 2004.
	HATCH, JAMES & DODGE, P.C. Brent O. Hatch Mark F. James BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP Bank of America Tower, Suite 2800 100 Southeast Second Street Miami, Florida 33131 (305) 539-8400 (305) 539-1307 Facsimile
	Stephen N. Zack Mark J. Heise David K. Markarian (admitted pro hac vice)
	By:	/s/  MARK J. HEISECounsel for Plaintiff/Counterclaim defendant (admitted pro hac vice)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        Plaintiff, The SCO Group, hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of Plaintiff's Notice of Service of Discovery was served on Defendant International Business Machines Corporation on this 12th day of January, 2004, by Federal Express

mail to:

Evan R. Chesler, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019

Alan L. Sullivan, Esq.
Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
15 West South Temple, Ste. 1200
Gateway Tower West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1004

and by mail to:

Donald J. Rosenberg, Esq.
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, New York 10604

BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP Bank of America Tower, Suite 2800 100 Southeast Second Street Miami, Florida 33131 (305) 539-8400 (305) 539-1307 Facsimile
By:	/s/  MARK J. HEISECounsel for Plaintiff/Counterclaim defendant (admitted pro hac vice)

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Exhibit 99.1