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Hidden terms, faulty filings: US panel signals limits of software IP control

By Melissa Ritti ( March 23, 2026, 20:31 GMT | Insight) -- A new decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit underscores the pitfalls of embedded license agreements and the steep cost of inaccuracies in copyright registration.As vendors in critical technologies like artificial intelligence seek a say-so in government use of their platforms, a US court on Friday offered a reminder, or sorts, that contract enforceability often turns less on asserted rights and more on how those same rights are formed and documented....

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