Legal Opinion
Avtec Systems, Inc. v. Peiffer
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1994No. Nos. 92-2521, 92-2607PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded by published opinion. Judge PHILLIPS -wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge ERVIN and District Judge GEORGE ROSS ANDERSON, Jr., joined.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
In these consolidated appeals, we consider a number of copyright and state-law claims arising from the parties’ failure to memorialize their intentions regarding ownership of a computer program. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.
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The facts, as described by the district court, Avtec Systems, Inc. v. Peiffer, 805 F.Supp. 1312, 1315-17…
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