Microsoft Corp v. Houck
Microsoft Corp v. Houck is a federal copyright lawsuit filed on 05/17/1996 in the District Court, N.D. Texas. The case was terminated on 11/12/1996.
A lawsuit records allegations and procedural activity. Being named as a party does not establish liability, wrongdoing, or the merits of any claim.
- Court
- District Court, N.D. Texas (N.D. Tex.)
Official Court Website → - Assigned judge
- Joe Kendall · 2,152 cases in index
- Docket number
- 3:96-cv-01403
- Nature of suit
- 820 Copyright
Infringement of copyrighted works. - Jurisdiction
- Federal question
- Date filed
- 05/17/1996
- Date terminated
- 11/12/1996
1,967 Copyright cases in this court are indexed here.
Parties
- plaintiff · Microsoft Corp · 730 cases
- plaintiff · Microsoft Corporation Cybersecurity · 1845 cases
- defendant · Houck · 145 cases
About Copyright Lawsuits
Copyright lawsuits allege unauthorized use, copying, or distribution of creative works protected under the Copyright Act — including software, music, film, writing, and images.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Corp v. Houck?
Microsoft Corp v. Houck is a federal copyright lawsuit filed on 05/17/1996 in the District Court, N.D. Texas. The case was terminated on 11/12/1996. Copyright lawsuits allege unauthorized use, copying, or distribution of creative works protected under the Copyright Act — including software, music, film, writing, and images.
What type of case is this?
It is classified as “Copyright” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Copyright lawsuits allege unauthorized use, copying, or distribution of creative works protected under the Copyright Act — including software, music, film, writing, and images.
What court is the case in?
The case is in the District Court, N.D. Texas, docket number 3:96-cv-01403.
When was the case filed?
Microsoft Corp v. Houck was filed on 05/17/1996. It was terminated on 11/12/1996.
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Source: public U.S. federal court record — docket 10366858 in the CourtListener/RECAP archive (verify this docket), court docket number 3:96-cv-01403 on PACER. Court, party, date and judge fields are reproduced from that record; case-type categories, statute decoding and all aggregate figures are derived by Docket Nexus (methodology).