Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 202
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11 The Committee on Judiciary (Aronberg) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 4. Section 501.972, Florida Statutes, is
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20 501.972 Actions based upon use of a creation that is
21 not protected under federal copyright law.--
22 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the use of
23 an idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation,
24 concept, principle, discovery, thought, or other creation that
25 is not a work of authorship protected under federal copyright
26 law does not give rise to a claim or cause of action, in law
27 or in equity, unless the parties to the claim or cause of
28 action have executed a writing sufficient to indicate that a
29 contract has been made between them governing such use.
30 (2) Subsection (1) does not affect or limit:
31 (a) Any cause of action based in copyright, trademark,
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Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 202
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1 patent, or trade secret; or
2 (b) Any defense raised in connection with a cause of
3 action described in paragraph (a).
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9 And the title is amended as follows:
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13 creating s. 501.972, F.S.; providing
14 requirements for protection of a creation not
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