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Exhaustion of copyright in software

Last week, the European Court of Justice delivered its judgment in UsedSoft v. Oracle. It held that on a first lawful sale of a computer program with its accompanying licence, the seller’s rights are ‘exhausted’. This means that a  program purchased by download  is treated  like one purchased on a CD. The download is treated as intangible […]

David Short joins Balfour+Manson’s Litigation team

Balfour+Manson LLP is pleased to announce that David Short, formerly Managing Partner at Lawford Kidd, has joined the firm as Partner with immediate effect. David, a leading specialist in Personal Injury, has a wealth of experience in advising clients around the world on some of the biggest litigation claims in Scottish legal history including those […]