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The Ninth Circuit, reconciling earlier precedent, held that to determine whether a transferee of software is a licensee (and not an owner), a court must consider whether the copyright owner specifies that a user is granted a license; whether the copyright owner significantly restricts the user’s ability to transfer the software; and whether the copyright owner imposes notable use restrictions
