Broderbund Software Inc. v. Unison World, Inc.
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Broderbund Software Inc. v. Unison World, Inc., 648 F. Supp. 1127, 1133 (N.D. Cal. 1986), was a United States District Court for the Northern District of California software case, initially important in determining how U.S. copyright law applied to the look and feel presented by a software product. It took an expansive position which later courts increasingly rejected.
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Broderbund v. Unison | |
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Court | United States District Court for the Northern District of California |
Full case name | Broderbund Software Inc v Unison World, Inc |
Decided | October 8, 1986 |
Citation(s) | 648 F. Supp. 1127, 1133 (N.D. Cal. 1986) |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | William Horsley Orrick, Jr. |
Case opinions | |
Defendant adjudged to have infringed the copyright of plaintiff on the audiovisual displays of the computer program. | |
Keywords | |
copyright infringement, non-literal elements, substantial similarity |
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