Software vendor argues that it has copyright in output of its CAD software

Re:Software vendor argues that it has copyright in output of... by karmicthreat on Saturday February 04, 2017 @03:12PM (#13568788)

Defendant in this case probably knows and purposely uses Chinese contractors to get around licensing expensive software. So not exactly someone to cheer for. But plaintiff also wants to set a pretty bad precedent.

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Re:Software vendor argues that it has copyright in output of... by kmichaels on Saturday February 04, 2017 @03:53PM (#13568991)

I think they likely just look at the sub-contracting costs and see that the Chinese contractors are massively cheaper then don't ask too many questions.

It's pretty much business as usual to pirate CAD software in China so they probably knew what was happening though.

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Re:Software vendor argues that it has copyright in output of... by icebraining on Saturday February 04, 2017 @03:20PM (#13568817)

What's pathetic is that they actually did download the software, which will probably come back to bite them. Sounds like we can hope this is a case in which everybody loses :)

Well, except the lawyers, of course.

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Re:Software vendor argues that it has copyright in output of... by macmac on Saturday February 04, 2017 @03:23PM (#13568832)

They appear to argue that the download was some sort of trial copy or at least that they thought it was. It appears undisputed that they never used the software.

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