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Dun & Bradstreet Software Services, Inc. v. Grace Consulting, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 24, 2002No. 00-2772, 00-2932PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents serious problems of alleged copyright infringement in an evolving and highly competitive world of computer technology that challenges the effectiveness of our well-established copyright laws. Formerly known as Dun & Bradstreet Software Services, Inc. (DBS), Geac Computer Systems, Inc. (collectively Geac) is the undisputed owner of certain proprietary, copyrighted software, including a system known as Millennium. The system is designed to provide valuable services to the business community at large.

Millennium contains highly…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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  4. Computer Associates International, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Altai, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  5. Data General Corp. v. Grumman Systems Support Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd.District Court, E.D. Texas · 2003
  4. Incredible Technologies, Inc. v. Virtual Technologies, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003
  5. Dun & Bradstreet Software Services, Inc. Geac Computer Systems, Inc. v. Grace Consulting, Inc. Grace Maintenance Int. Anthony Ilutzi Geac Enterprise Solutions, Inc. F/k/a Geac Computer Systems, Inc., Dun & Bradstreet Software Services, Inc. Geac Computer Systems v. Grace Consulting, Inc. Grace Maintenance Anthony IlutziCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002

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