Legal Opinion
National Car Rental System, Inc. v. Computer Associates International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1993No. 92-1683PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
We here deal with the difficult question of the extent to which the Copyright Act preempts state breach of contract actions alleging that the licensee of computer software exceeded limitations on the use of computer software contained in the license agreements. Computer Associates International, Inc., appeals from the district court’s order resolving a motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissing its breach of contract claim against National Car Rental as preempted under the Copyright Act. We conclude that the district court failed to grant Computer Associates all…
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