Intellectual Property
Sep. 13, 2010
Software Industry Marks Big Victory
In a closely-watched copyright case, a federal appeals court panel ruled Friday that a computer software program cannot legally be resold because the product was licensed.
By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a closely-watched copyright case, a U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that a computer software program cannot legally be resold because the product was licensed.
The outcome, if upheld, is a major victory for the software industry, attorneys on both sides of the case agreed.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Timothy Vernor cannot invoke the "first s...
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