Wall Data Inc. v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., County of Los Angeles
Published: Dec. 9, 2003 | Result Date: Jun. 20, 2003 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CV02301RGK Verdict – $210,000
Judge
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Keith L. Wurster
(California Department of Justice)
Defendant
Facts
Plaintiff Wall Data Inc. developed a software product called RUMBA« Office. The plaintiff owned the copyright in the software. The plaintiff granted licenses to defendant Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to install the RUMBA« Office on 2,000 workstations. The defendant proceeded to include RUMBA« Office as part of a baseline of applications that was eventually installed on 6,000 workstations.
Settlement Discussions
The defendants offered to pay $160,000 before the lawsuit was filed for maintenance and technical support services but offered no amounts for the unauthorized copies. Additional settlement discussions were not fruitful.
Damages
The plaintiff sought damages of approximately $760,000.
Other Information
The jury found the defendants liable for copyright infringement and awarded $210,000. The defendants have filed an appeal.
Deliberation
four hours
Length
four days
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