Legal Opinion
Allen-Myland, Inc. v. International Business MacHines Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 6, 1990No. Civ. A. 85-6166PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TABLE OF CONTENTS — MEMORANDUM OF SEPTEMBER 6, 1990
BACKGROUND . 525
A. Procedural History . 525
B. The IBM 3090 Computer System. 526
C. AMI’s Reconfiguration and Split Activity on 3090 Systems. 529
II. DISCUSSION. 530
A. IBM’s Third Counterclaim — Infringement of IBM’s 3090 Microcode Copyright . 530
i. Copyrightability of the 3090 Microcode. 531
ii. 17 U.S.C. § 107 . 533
iii. 17 U.S.C. § 117. 535
iv. 17 U.S.C. § 109 . 537
v. Consent Decree. 538
a. AMI’s Copying in Support of Reconfigurations. 540
b. AMI’s Copying to Perform Splits. 541
vi. Copyright Estoppel Based on IBM’s Conduct Relating to 308X…
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3Cited by26 opinions
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