Nortel Wins $47 Million in Copyright Lawsuit
From the Associated Press
A jury awarded Nortel Networks Corp. $47.4 million in punitive damages in a copyright infringement case against telecommunications retailer Platinum Networks Inc. and its president.
Nortel, based in Ontario, Canada, sued San Diego-based Platinum in 2004 alleging that the company had stolen software that unlocks certain premium features in Nortel’s phone systems.
Nortel claimed Platinum and its president, Gerald Medina, then bought less expensive phone systems from Nortel, unlocked the features using the Genkey software and resold them for premium prices.
In a split verdict delivered May 26, the jury found in favor of Nortel on a claim of copyright infringement but not on a claim that Platinum and Medina stole trade secrets.
