[comp.sys.ibm.pc] SEA ARC vs. PK ARC

pozar@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Pozar) (08/04/88)

    Tom Marshal just passed this on to me...
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			FOR RELEASE ON AUGUST 2, 1988

	From:     System Enhancement Associates, Inc. (SEA)
		  and
		  PKWARE, Inc. and Phillip W. Katz (PK)
          

	August 2 1988 - Milwaukee, WI

		  In the first known "Shareware" litigation, pending in
	the local United States District Court, the parties System En-
	hancement Associates, Inc. (Plaintiff - SEA) and PKWARE, Inc.
	/Phillip W. Katz (Defendants - PK), after reaching agreement,
	consented to the entry of the attached Judgment for Plaintiff
	on Consent.  That Judgment was entered by Judge Myron L.
	Gordon, effective on August 2, 1988.
		  Part of the agreement reached by the parties included
	a Confidential Cross-License Agreement under which SEA licensed
	PK for all the ARC compatible programs published by PK during
	the period beginning with the first release of PKXARC in late
	1985 through July 31, 1988 in return for the payment of an
	agreed upon sum which was not disclosed.  Additionally, PK was
	licensed, for an agreed upon royalty payment, to distribute its
	existing versions of PK's ARC compatible programs until January
	31, 1989, after which PK is not licensed and agreed not to pub-
	lish or distribute any ARC compatible programs or utilities that
	process ARC compatible files.  In exchange, PK licensed SEA to
	use its source code for PK's ARC compatible programs.
		  PK agreed to cease any use of SEA's trademark "ARC"
	and to change the names or marks used with PK's programs to
	non-confusing designations.
		  The Judgment provided for the standard copyright,
	trademark and unfair competition injunctive relief for SEA a-
	gainst PK, as well as damages and litigation expenses to be paid
	by PK to SEA.
		  Both parties agreed to refrain from any comment
	concerning the settlement of the disputes, other than the text
	of this press release.  Also, the parties instructed all of 
	their representatives to refrain from any such activity.
		  Any other details of the Cross-License Agreement
	were agreed to be maintained in confidence and under seal of
	the Court.
		  In reaching the agreement to dispose of the pending
	litigation and to settle the disputes that are covered thereby,
	PK did not admit any fault or wrongdoing.




	Attachment:  JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF ON CONSENT






      CONFORMED AND PAGINATED COPY BY: THOMAS M. MARSHALL, ESQ.
      080388
      			       U.S. DIST. COURT EAST DIST. WISC.
			                    FILED
			             SOFRON B. NEDILSKY
			              AUG   1  1988
			             /s/ in chambers
						
		      UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
		 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN 
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      SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT  )
      ASSOCIATES, INC.,   )
			  )
	   Plaintiff,     )
			  )
      v.                  )                Case No. 88-C-447 
			  )
      PKWARE, INC. and    )
      PHILLIP W. KATZ,    )
			  )
	   Defendants.    )
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		    JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF ON CONSENT
      ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                             
	 THIS MATTER, having been brought before the Court, on joint 
	 
      application by the parties, and upon the respective counsels' 
      
      representation that the parties hereto have settled and composed 
      
      their controversies that caused this action to be instituted in a 
      
      CONFIDENTIAL CROSS-LICENSE AGREEMENT, dated effective as of 
      
      August 1, 1988 between the parties hereto, a true executed copy of
      
      which is hereto attached under the seal of the Court, to be opened
      
      only upon further order of this Court; and
      
	Each of the parties by their respective counsel have stipulated 
      
      and agreed to the entry of this JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF ON CONSENT 
      
      and as to the form thereof, as well as the final disposition of 
      
      this matter thereby;
      
	NOW THEREFORE, the Court having been fully advised of the 
	
      foregoing premises and agreements:
      
		IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND DECREED THAT:


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		(1)  Defendants and each of them, jointly and
		
      severally, and any of their agents, servants or any in active
      
      concert or participation with any of them, be and hereby are
      
      enjoined permanently from infringing Plaintiff's copyrights in
      
      any manner, and from publishing, licensing, selling, distributing
      
      or marketing or otherwise disposing of any copies of

      Defendants' works PKARC and PKXARC, except as expressly
      
      provided for otherwise in the Agreement between the parties
      
      effective as of August 1, 1988; and from infringing in any
      
      manner Plaintiff's trademark ARC; and
      
		(2)  Defendants, jointly and severally, are hereby
		
      Ordered to pay Plaintiff such damages as Plaintiff has sustained
      
      in consequence of Defendants' acts of infringement of
      
      Plaintiff's copyrights, trademark and the unfair trade practices
      
      and unfair competition by paying the amounts specified in and
      
      at the times stated in the Agreement between the parties
      
      effective as of August 1, 1988; and

		(3)  Defendants are hereby ordered to deliver up to
		
      the Court for destruction all copies of any infringing work,
      
      including all copies of said works entitled PKARC and PKXARC,
      
      in the possession or control of Defendants or either of them or
      
      any of their employees, agents, servants, distributors, or
      
      licensees, as well as all computer media, diskettes,

      documentation and any means for making such infringing
      
      copies, which are not expressly licensed under the Agreement
      
      between the parties effective as of August 1, 1988 or which are




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      on hand as of the termination date of the license granted by
      
      Plaintiff to Defendants as specified the Agreement between the
      
      parties effective as of August 1, 1988, and shall no later than
      
      February 1, 1989 certify to the Court in writing that all
      
      copies have been destroyed and that they have retained no
      
      copies; and
      
		(4)  Judgment is hereby entered awarding Plaintiff
		
      the costs of this action and reasonable attorneys' fees against
      
      Defendant in the amount specified in the Agreement between
      
      the parties effective as of August 1, 1988.




			       
			       SO ORDERED.
			   

		           /s/2nd MLG 
		      This 1st day of August, 1988 
                           ("1st" struck out)
			   

		            /s/Myron L. Gordon
			     Myron L. Gordon
		      UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

			       
		               /s/2nd KAK   
		 Entered on this 1st day of August, 1988
                                 ("1st" struck out)

			     
			     /s/Katherene M. Kirchman
			     /s/Deputy Clerk of Court









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      STIPULATED and AGREED TO AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:

      

	     This /s/29th  day of July, 1988.
	     

			  By: /s/Michael A. Lechter
			  Attorneys for Plaintiff.
			  FOLEY & LARDNER


			  By: /s/Michael A. Lechter
			    Michael A. Lechter, Esquire
			    777 East Wisconsin Avenue
			    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
		and
			    Thomas M. Marshall, Esquire
			    Powder Mill Village
			    89 Patriots Road
			    Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950



	     
	     This /s/29th  day of July, 1988.


			  Attorneys for Defendants.
			  FULLER, PUERNER & HOHENFELDT, S.C.


			  By /s/Nicholas A. Kees
			    Nicholas A. Kees, Esquire
			    633 West Wisconsin Avenue
			    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203







      ATTACHMENT UNDER SEAL OF THE COURT: CONFIDENTIAL
      CROSS-LICENSE AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE AS OF AUGUST 1, 1988







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 ...sun!hoptoad!\                                     Tim Pozar
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       USNail:  KKSF / 77 Maiden Lane /  San Francisco CA 94108

arwall@athena.mit.edu (Anders R Wallgren) (08/05/88)

In article <5042@hoptoad.uucp> pozar@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Pozar) writes:
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>    Tom Marshal just passed this on to me...
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	Loads of obscure, etc. onward, and otherwise LegalSpeak

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Ok, so that's settled.  How does this affect the thousands of bulletin
boards and users thereof who use, recommend and enjoy PK[X]ARC?  Does
this mean that since PK was shareware, that any 'license' to use this
product is now defunct?  How about all the people that have contributed
financially to the well-being of this fine (ex)product?

Sigh...just when you though it was safe to go back into the water.

By the way, I hear that all rumors that the judge's son works for SEA
are false.

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> ...sun!hoptoad!\                                     Tim Pozar
>                 >fidogate!pozar               Fido:  1:125/406
>  ...lll-winken!/                            PaBell:  (415) 788-3904
>       USNail:  KKSF / 77 Maiden Lane /  San Francisco CA 94108


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ncperson@ndsuvax.UUCP (Missing Person) (08/11/88)

So SEA effectively won? So much for free enterprise. I thought the 
general consensus was that SEA didn't have much of a chance at winning? 
What prompted the settlement? The way I read the settlement it sounded like
SEA also got rights to the source code for PKARC, is the correct? Where does
that leave PKWARE? 
-- 
Brett G. Person
North Dakota State University
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