Legal Opinion
Veeck v. Southern Building Code Congress International Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2001No. 99-40632PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Peter Veeck (“Veeck”) appeals from a summary judg*401ment of the district court holding that he infringed the copyright of Defendant-Ap-pellee Southern Building Code Congress International (“SBCCI”) when he posted SBCCI’s copyrighted model codes on the Internet without SBCCI’s permission. Agreeing with the district court, we affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
SBCCI is a nonprofit organization that develops, promotes, and promulgates model building codes, such as the Standard Plumbing Code, the Standard Gas Code, the Standard Fire Prevention Code, and the…
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