The Third DCA Court of Appeals overturned a trial court’s order which required disclosure of documents in the absence of a trial court’s determination that the materials did include trade secrets of the disclosing party. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company vs. Cabrera, Case no. … [Read more...] about Court Required to Identify Trade Secrets Prior to Order Requiring Disclosure
Software Source Code Access Not Enough For CFAA And Copyright Act Preempts Common Law Unfair Competition
The Northern District of California dismissed two claims stemming from alleged unauthorized use and reproduction of a copyrighted computer software. Metabyte, Inc. v. NVIDIA Corp., et al., Case No. 12-0044 (N.D. Cal. April 22, 2013) (available here). Metabyte sued NVIDIA and … [Read more...] about Software Source Code Access Not Enough For CFAA And Copyright Act Preempts Common Law Unfair Competition
Computer Software Not Tangible Goods Under Federal Theft Statutes
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of Sergey Aleynikov, a computer programmer who stole Goldman Sachs’ extremely valuable and proprietary in-house high-frequency trading computer program, stating that the program’s source code (human readable code) was … [Read more...] about Computer Software Not Tangible Goods Under Federal Theft Statutes
Computer Software Not Tangible Goods Under Federal Theft Statutes
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of Sergey Aleynikov, a computer programmer who stole Goldman Sachs’ extremely valuable and proprietary in-house high-frequency trading computer program, stating that the program’s source code (human readable code) was … [Read more...] about Computer Software Not Tangible Goods Under Federal Theft Statutes
Zen in the NFL, I.P. Holding Companies and Antitrust
The U.S. Supreme Court, in American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League et al., 560 U.S. , Case no. 08-661, decided May 24, 2010, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4166 (2010) , ruled that I.P. associations, when organized by separate decisionmakers, are subject to Section 1 of the Sherman … [Read more...] about Zen in the NFL, I.P. Holding Companies and Antitrust
