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Federal Circuit Narrows Scope for Copyrighting Software Function

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In particular, the court first assumed that the work was copyrightable based upon the registration documents. Under the rules of procedure, if patent claims were raised in the case at some point, then the appeal heads to the Federal Circuit. Newman , 959 F.3d 3d 1288 (11th Cir. ” Slip Op.