Apple Computer, Inc. v Mackintosh Computers Ltd.
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Apple Computer, Inc. v Mackintosh Computers Ltd. [1990] 2 S.C.R. 209, is a Supreme Court of Canada case on copyright law regarding the copyrightability of software. The Court found that programs within ROM silicon chips (in this case, the Autostart ROM and Applesoft in Apple II+ systems) are protected under the Copyright Act, and that the conversion from the source code into object code was a reproduction that did not alter the copyright protection of the original work.
Quick Facts Apple Computer, Inc. v Mackintosh Computers Ltd., Hearing: February 26, 1990 Judgment: June 21, 1990 ...
Apple Computer, Inc. v Mackintosh Computers Ltd. | |
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Hearing: February 26, 1990 Judgment: June 21, 1990 | |
Full case name | Mackintosh Computers Limited, Compagnie d'Électronique Repco Ltée./Repco Electronics Company Limited, Maison des Semiconducteurs Ltée./House of Semiconductors Limited, Chico Levy and Nat Levy v. Apple Computer, Incorporated 115778 Canada Incorporated, carrying on business under the firm name and style of Microcom, James Begg and 131375 Canada Incorporated v. Apple Computer, Incorporated |
Citations | [1990] 2 S.C.R. 209 71 D.L.R. (4th) 95 |
Docket No. | 20643 [1] |
Prior history | Judgment for Apple Computer, Inc. in the Federal Court of Appeal. |
Ruling | Appeal dismissed |
Holding | |
Programs embedded on a microchip are protected by copyright under the Copyright Act. | |
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Reasons given | |
Unanimous reasons by | Cory J. |
Laws applied | |
Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-30 |
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