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Article: Open Systems Inc. wins legal victory against VistaCo Inc.
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- February 17, 1987
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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota-based software developer Open Systems, Inc. announced today it won an early legal victory in its battle against software pirates this week, with a judgement against VistaCo Inc., of Gainsville, Fla., in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Jacksonville).
The judgement, which comes barely one month after Open Systems initated the suit, permanently enjoins VistaCo from reproducing and reselling the developer's software, and awards $40,000 in past damages to Open Systems.
The suit was the first in a series that Open Systems has filed against alleged U.S. and Canadian ...