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, also known as ''Delrina II'', is a 2002 Ontario Court of Appeal case which established the existence of the merger doctrine in Canadian copyright law. The plaintiff, Delrina Corp., sued Triolet Systems Inc. and Brian Duncombe for infringing its copyright of the computer program Sysview by designing similar software, called Assess. The plaintiffs were awarded an interlocutory injunction but ultimately lost at trial. Delrina Corp.’s appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal was dismissed. ==Background== Delrina Corp. hired, Brian Duncombe, in January 1984 to improve Sysview, a computer program designed to monitor the efficiency of a Hewlett-Packard HP 3000 computer. After leaving Delrina Corp., Duncombe began working for Triolet Systems Inc. to design a functionally similar program called Assess, which would compete directly with Sysview.〔''Delrina II'' at paras 3-4.〕 Delrina Corp. brought an action for copyright infringement against Duncombe and Triolet Systems Inc., alleging that Assess was copied from Sysview. Delrina Corp. obtained an interlocutory injunction which prohibited the defendants from marketing or selling Asses, or from giving it away.〔''Delrina II'' at para 1.〕 At trial, Justice O’Leary dismissed the infringement action and ordered damages to the defendants.〔 Delrina Corp. appeals the dismissal of the infringement action and damages order. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Delrina Corp v Triolet Systems Inc」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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