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STEWARD SOFTWARE CO., LLC v. KOPCHO

No. 10SC711.

266 P.3d 1085 (2011)

STEWARD SOFTWARE COMPANY, LLC, Petitioner v. Richard KOPCHO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 12, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Villanueva, P.C., Jeffrey M. Villanueva , Nicole S. Schram , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Bell, Gould & Scott, P.C., Gregory S. Bell , Fort Collins, Colorado, Stirman Law office, LLC, Laurie R. Stirman , Fort Collins, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent.

Justice RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In this case, we address whether a claim under Colorado law for civil theft of a copyrightable work requires a trial court to instruct the jury on principles of federal copyright law. We conclude that, because ownership of a work is distinct from ownership of a copyright in that work, federal copyright law does not apply to a claim under Colorado law for civil theft of a work...

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