Legal Opinion
Ron and Judy Kirk, Doing Business as Iowa Pedigree v. Gary Harter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1999No. 98-2281PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.
In this copyright dispute, the district court entered judgment on a jury verdict in favor of Iowa Pedigree. Because we find that Harter was an independent contractor, we reverse.
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Iowa Pedigree, a partnership owned by Ron and Judy Kirk, is in the business of assisting dog breeders and brokers to comply with American Kennel Club (AKC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) licensing and registration requirements. Iowa Pedigree sought to develop computer software that would aid its customers in conforming to these regulations.
In 1989, Ron Kirk learned from a…
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