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'Deficiencies' distinguished from inaccuracies in win for SNMP Research

By Melissa Ritti ( June 10, 2025, 17:50 GMT | Comment) -- A challenge by Extreme Networks to SNMP Research’s copyright registrations won’t be sent to the US Copyright Office. In a decision highlighting the high bar under Section 411(b)(2) of The Copyright Act and binding US Supreme Court precedent, a Tennessee federal judge yesterday found support lacking for the suggestion that inaccuracies in an otherwise valid deposit copy can serve as the basis for a referral. Elsewhere, the court clarified that failure to meet the minimum page requirements is a deficiency, not an inaccuracy, and that source code that implements a standard is not the same as a copyright on the standard itself. The lengthy ruling is a net win for the plaintiff — but a laches defense remains on the table as the case heads to trial this summer.Copyright and contract litigation by SNMP Research will move forward in Tennessee without several key affirmative defenses in place for defendant Extreme Networks....

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