CARY –SAS is declaring victory in its long-running legal fight with UK-based World Programming Limited after the Supreme Court has decided to leave in place an injunction upheld by a US federal district court put in place in 2017.
The appeals court ruling as noted by SAS says: “… WPL cannot participate in the U.S. market, violate U.S. law, and expect to avoid the consequences of its conduct.” “any new customer use” by WPL in the US and also leaves intact a $79 million award ordered payable to SAS. That has not been paid.
WPL had declared its own victory last November in a related copyright case. SAS at that time vowed to keep fighting.