In Brief
A dispute arose over the copyright infringement of AdvisorTM software, which the plaintiff claimed to own in registered version 6.0. The plaintiff sought an interim injunction against the defendants. Trial and High Court orders eventually appointed Mr. Robert Zeidman as an expert to compare the software codes. The defendants challenged both the appointment of Zeidman and the scope of comparison (which was expanded to include all versions, not just 6.0). The Supreme Court upheld Zeidman's appointment as the defendants had accepted it and adequate security measures existed, but restricted the comparison scope to the registered version 6.0 only, since the interim relief was granted on that basis. The Court directed cost-sharing accordingly."
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