Legal Opinion
Foad Consulting Group, Inc. v. Azzalino
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 30, 2001No. 98-56017PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge B. FLETCHER; Concurrence by Judge KOZINSKI.
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
In this copyright case, we must decide an issue unaddressed by our prior deci*824sions: Which law, state or federal, governs the creation of an implied, nonexclusive copyright license? We conclude that while federal law answers the threshold question of whether an implied, nonexclusive copyright license can be granted (it can), state law determines the contract question: whether a copyright holder has, in fact, granted such a license. Construing California law and applying it to the facts of this case, we…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Nafal v. CarterDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2007
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