United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant in a copyright infringement action, alleging that defendant repeatedly violated the Computer Software Rental Amendments Act by renting plaintiff's memory cards for computer-run sewing machines to customers without permission, is affirmed on the ground that plaintiff failed to prove the Act applied for registration of the computer program copyrights before commencing the infringement suit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2006
• Published 08/30/2006

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jack E. Pierce, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael E. Orman, argued, Duluth, MN, for appellee.