Datacarrier S.A. v. Woccu Services Group, Inc.

OPINION & ORDER

JAMES D. PETERSON, District Judge

This is a copyright infringement case involving computer software used to run ATMs, which has been put to use primarily in South America. Before the court is a motion to dismiss that raises questions about the limits of protection afforded under the United States Copyright Act. The first limit is territorial: defendant WOCCU Services Group, Inc. (WSG) contends that it cannot be liable for authorizing, from the United States, infringement that itself occurred wholly outside the United States. The second limit concerns protectable subject matter:…