United States Ninth Circuit

FOAD CONSULTING GROUP, INC. v. MUSIL, GOVAN, AZZALINO, 98-56017

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Federal law determines whether an implied nonexclusive copyright license is possible, while state contract law determines whether the copyright owner actually granted such a license.

Appellate Information

Argued 12/08/1999
Decided 10/30/2001
Published 10/30/2001

Judges

Before: B. FLETCHER, KOZINSKI, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

For Appellant:
John W. Belsher,Belsher & Becker, San Luis Obispo, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

For Appellees:
Christopher Norgaard (argued), Campbell & Roche LLP, Los Angeles, California,Thomas F. Winfield, III, Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Inc., Los Angeles, California, for the defendants-appellees.