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JUSTMED, INC. v. BYCE

After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment and ordered a permanent injunction against Byce, in favor of plaintiffappellee JustMed, Inc., Byce's former employer. Among other things, the district court found that JustMed owns the software program used on its digital audio larynx device under the work-for-hire doctrine of the Federal Copyright Act, because Byce wrote the source code for the company as an employee, not as an independent contractor. The district court also found that Byce misappropriated the software under the Idaho Trade Secrets Act. Byce appeals both rulings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm in part and reverse in part. To continue reading this interesting article from Leagle, please click here.

Full post as published by The Trade Secrets Vault on April 07, 2010 (boomark / email).