IBM Can Look at Overseas Sales in Software Copyright Lawsuit

IBM Corp. is entitled to discovery related to foreign sales of allegedly copyright-infringing software by a former business partner because the copies were allegedly made in the US, a New York federal court ruled.

IBM is seeking to secure damages from overseas sales of products it says Micro Focus Inc. copied from its business management software. The Newbury, UK-based firm primarily objected to discovery relating to such sales on the basis of their claim that there was no impermissible copying.

Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Micro Focus’ argument, ...