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—transfer of "all rights to the completed program with no licensing or royalties fees due" included copyright

- in Shugrue v. Continental Airlines, Inc., 1997 and 4 similar citations

And when a party acquires "[a] ll rights and ownership" in a set of items, as was the case here, courts have generally found such language sufficient to satisfy Section 204 (a) in the absence of language excepting copyrights or other special circumstances.

- in SCO Group, Inc. v. Novell, Inc., 2009 and 3 similar citations

In Waterman, the Supreme Court further explained that "[w] hether a transfer of a particular right or interest under a patent is an assignment or a license does not depend upon the name by which it calls itself, but upon the legal effect of its provisions."

- in Licensing intellectual property and technology from the financially-troubled … and 2 similar citations

In the context of software, at least one court has held that language similar to "all right, title and interest" was sufficient to transfer the copyright

- in Shugrue v. Continental Airlines, Inc., 1997 and one similar citation

For example, a licensee cannot distribute the licensor's software without the licensor's authorization, because the licensor is still the owner of the intellectual property.

- in A practical guide to software licensing for licensees and licensors … and one similar citation

—explaining that, in the copyright context, a license is distinguishable from the sale or an assignment of the copyright because a license does not transfer title to the copyrighted work

- in Licensing intellectual property and technology from the financially-troubled … and one similar citation

Furthermore, even if the Court were to consider copyright law as instructive on this issue, the federal courts have varying requirements as to what formal words of conveyance are required to unambiguously transfer ownership in a copyright when a tangible object is conveyed from one party to another

- in MNM INVESTMENTS, LLC v. HDM, INC., 2021 and one similar citation

In all but one of the cited cases finding a transfer, the written agreement expressly conferred "all rights" in a specific piece of property, which the courts construed to include copyrights.

- in Itofca, Inc. v. MegaTrans Logistics, Inc., 2003 and one similar citation

“Moreover, both parties knew that modi-fications would be essential for the continued functioning of the program on an upgraded computer system, and that, in fact, the system was continually being upgraded in order to keep up with Island's growth.”-

- in The Uniform Commercial Code and its impact on computer law practice