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Software Licensing
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Inside Government Contracts
GAO Reports Highlight Ongoing Struggles in Reforming IT Acquisitions and Operations
As federal agencies are slated to spend almost $80 billion on federal information technology (“IT”) acquisitions this fiscal year and the OMB prepares to issue its final guidance on the…
Law Trends
Oracle Copyright Infringement Claim Over Cover Oregon Software
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Elizabeth Milesnick was recently interviewed on the Oregon Public Broadcasting's program Think Out Loud about the recent Oracle copyright infringement claim concerning Cover Oregon software. To listen to the insightful interview, visit the Think Out Loud…
WinTech
API Protection Under Copyright Is Upheld by Federal Circuit
There has been a lingering, divisive question in the software industry as to whether application programming interfaces (APIs) are entitled to copyright subject matter protection. Critics argue that this type…
SDNY Blog
Judge Forrest Rules That Bank’s Dependence on Software Does Not Trigger Right to Renewed Licenese on Reasonable Terms
In an opinion Friday, Judge Forrest permanently enjoined ABN AMRO from using certain trading software called BankTrade made by the plaintiff, “CSI.” ABN sold to Bank of America the subsidiary that had…
Intellectual Property
Open-Source Software Creates Complexities in Licensing and Dealmaking – Travis Crabtree
Open-source software, most of the time, is an amazing thing. You have the need for a specific feature or widget or what-have-you, and you can find it out there –…
SALT Shaker
Sutherland SALT Shaker: July 2013 Digest
Click here to read our July 2013 articles here on our website, or read each article by clicking on the title. If you prefer, you may also read a printable PDF version.…
SALT Shaker
Arizona: Software Licenses Determined to Be Personal Property Rentals
By Kathryn Pittman and Andrew Appleby The Arizona Department of Revenue determined that a taxpayer providing online backup and restoration services was subject to Arizona’s transaction privilege tax (TPT) after…
SDNY Blog
Judge Forrest Grants Motion for Summary Judgment Against ABN AMRO in Licensing Dispute
By Jack Lally
Last Friday, Judge Forrest granted the motion for summary judgment of a software licensor and technology company in its suit against Dutch bank ABN AMRO over the question of whether…
ContractsProf Blog
Teaching Sales, Issue 2: When Is Software a Good and What of the Cloud?
This is the second in a series of posts on issues that arise in a Sales course. As Holly K. Towle lays it out in, Enough Already: It Is Time to Acknowledge that…
Intellectual Property Perspectives
3 Key Terms of a Software License
Who owns your software? If your company has developed software, it should create a software license prior to distribution of that software. A software license is the key instrument that…