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Hæstiréttur, Hrd. No. 75/2000, Karl G. Karlsson v. Flugleiðir hf.

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Nombre
Hæstiréttur, Hrd. No. 75/2000, Karl G. Karlsson v. Flugleiðir hf.
Cita
Hrd. No. 75/2000
Tribunal
Supreme Court of Iceland (Hæstiréttur)
Instancia
última instancia
Fechas
Decisión
2000-12-07
Presentación
1998-07-09
Estado
resuelto-firmeza-no-verificada
Resultado
Flugleiðir was acquitted of all claims; each side bore its own costs in both instances.
Resumen
The court recognized a perpetual licence/right of use for the airline arising from the relationship and compensation, but held copying by the student team unproved. The case predates current article 42b and is useful for allocation and evidentiary proof, not as a holding that an employer authors outputs.
Antecedentes
A pilot developed an aircraft load-calculation program while also performing a separately compensated advisory role. The parties disputed copyright, the airline’s right of continued use and whether a student team had copied the program.
Historia procesal
The action was filed on 9 July 1998; Reykjavík District Court ruled on 25 November 1999. The programmer appealed on 24 February 2000 and the airline cross-appealed on 13 June 2000.
Cuestión jurídica
Whether the compensation and agreements left the airline a continuing right to use KALEX, whether additional fees were owed, and whether access or copying by the student team had been proved.
Criterio
The court recognized a perpetual licence/right of use for the airline arising from the relationship and compensation, but held copying by the student team unproved. The case predates current article 42b and is useful for allocation and evidentiary proof, not as a holding that an employer authors outputs.
Fundamento decisivo
The one-time ISK 500,000 payment and the parties' performance supported an unlimited-duration use right distinct from monthly maintenance services. The claimant supplied neither a court-appointed expert report nor other adequate technical proof that the later program derived from KALEX.
Límites
Non-AI software/licence case. It does not decide originality of generated outputs, and it predates the present employee-software provision.
Relevancia
doctrina-general
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    Peso del precedente
    Published Supreme Court judgment, controlling nationally on the issues actually decided; analogical only for GenAI. Integración/votación: The published judgment identifies the panel and no dissent; unanimity is not independently asserted.
    Fuente
    Referencia
    Hæstiréttur, Hrd. No. 75/2000, Karl G. Karlsson v. Flugleiðir hf.
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    Autoridad
    Supreme Court of Iceland (Hæstiréttur)
    Tipo
    published national Supreme Court software, employment, licence and proof judgment; non-AI
    Tipo de evidencia
    primary_full_text
    Localizador
    Dómur Hæstaréttar, sections I-II and Dómsorð
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