Legal Opinion

Adobe Systems, Inc. v. South Sun Products, Inc.

District Court, S.D. California

Decided July 20, 1999No. 99-CV-1407 TW JAHPublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMENDED ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

WHELAN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs, makers of various popular computer software titles, commenced this action for copyright infringement under Section 106 of the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 501(b). Plaintiffs accuse a local business, Defendant South Sun Products, Inc., of making and using unauthorized copies of Plaintiffs’ software products, a practice commonly known as “software piracy.”

Plaintiffs filed an emergency ex parte application for a temporary restraining order pursuant…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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