DVD Copy Control Ass'n, Inc. V. Bunner
''DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. v. Bunner'' was a lawsuit that was filed by the DVD Copy Control Association ("DVD CCA") in California, accusing Andrew Bunner and several others of misappropriation of trade secrets under California's implementation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. The case went through several rounds of appeals and was last heard and decided in February 2004 by the California Court of Appeal#Sixth District, California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District. DVD CCA's alleged trade secret was its "content scramble system" (CSS). The case was first heard in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Superior Court of California in Santa Clara County. The court initially found CSS to be a reasonably guarded trade secret and that its trade secret status should not be destroyed simply because it was posted on the Internet. The preliminary injunction was granted to the plaintiff on January 20, 2000. The defendants appealed to the California Court of Appeal, claiming th ...
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California Courts Of Appeal
The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U.S. state of California. The state is geographically divided along county lines into six appellate districts.California Government Code Sections 69100-69107
The Courts of Appeal form the largest state-level intermediate appellate court system in the United States, with 106 justices.

Jurisdiction and responsibility

The decisions of the Courts of Appeal are binding on the