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1. Cincom Sys. v. Novelis Corp., No. 07-4142, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, September 8, 2008, Argued, September 25, 2009, Decided, September 25, 2009, Filed

OVERVIEW: A successor corporation was liable for copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C.S. § 501; even though its predecessor was licensed to use software programs, after an internal merger, by operation of Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1701.82(A)(3), the predecessor no longer existed, and the successor failed to get the holder's permission to transfer the licenses.

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