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UK Court Rules on Reverse Engineering of Mainframe Software

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IBM UK ("IBM") successfully enforced the terms of a mainframe license against the defendants who had created a competing software product....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Time to Assess the Damage: Implications from THJ Systems v. Sheridan

THJ Systems Ltd & Anor v. Sheridan & Anor [2024] EWHC 3195 (Ch) addressed two key issues in respect of damages related to (i) breach of contract and (ii) copyright infringement, following a determination of liability in...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

The Precedent: Bitmanagement Software GmbH v. United States

In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the recent federal circuit decision in Bitmanagement Software GmbH v. United States (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2025)....more

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Navigating the Legal Landscape: Generative AI and Copyright Law

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Generative artificial intelligence captivated the world in 2023 and is firmly positioned to remain center stage in the coming year. In the United States, the introduction and early-stage use of generative AI have been plagued...more

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Board Rejects Software Company’s Attempt to Enforce License Agreement Against Government Agency

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Software companies frequently choose to sell their products to the government through resellers as a cost-effective way to reach the federal marketplace with minimal compliance obligations. But even when the government...more

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Oracle v. Rimini Ruling Shows Importance of Clarifying Consultants’ Rights in IT Agreements

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Oracle USA, Inc. (“Oracle”) brought suit against Rimini Street, Inc. (“Rimini”), a software support-services provider. Rimini offers licensees of Oracle products a secondary source for support of Oracle applications. In the...more

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