The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 501
CONSUMER PROTECTION

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F.S. 501.972

501.972 Actions based upon use of a creation that is not protected under federal copyright law.—

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the use of an idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, discovery, thought, or other creation that is not a work of authorship protected under federal copyright law does not give rise to a claim or cause of action, in law or in equity, unless the parties to the claim or cause of action have executed a writing sufficient to indicate that a contract has been made between them governing such use.

(2) Subsection (1) does not affect or limit:

(a) Any cause of action based in copyright, trademark, patent, or trade secret; or

(b) Any defense raised in connection with a cause of action described in paragraph (a).

History.—s. 4, ch. 2006-196.

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Amendments to 501.972

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 501.972

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 501.972.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

F. KAMINSKI, v. BP EXPLORATION PRODUCTION INC. BP Co., 975 F. Supp. 2d 1220 (M.D. Fla. 2013)

. . . Stat. § 501.972 (2006). . . . The Florida Legislature enacted Section 501.972, effective July 1, 2006. See 2006 Fla. Sess. . . . Turning to Section 501.972(1), its language — regarding “use of an idea, procedure, process, system, . . . Stat. § 501.972(2). . . . Stat. § 501.972(1). . . .