The Ninth Circuit rejected this, holding that the key test is whether as a matter of contract the software provider retained title.

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Most firms do, Paige says, agreeing as a matter of contract, for example, not to pass on the cost of training summer associates or overhead as defined by the client.

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The biggest takeaway may be that programmers sometimes don't have to do anything -- unprotected music and video in common formats are usually shareable as a matter of course, and it's only with photos or complicated conditions like playlists that a "contract" is needed to reach another screen or speaker.

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He said the issue of whether bribes were paid to win a contract was a matter for India and Westland's owner, the Italian company Finmeccanica.

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Just because a contract was signed a decade ago assuring them of the money no matter the impact on the company?

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Amazon officials would not confirm the existence of the contract, and a CIA spokesperson likewise declined to comment on the matter.

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Ferguson, who revealed in a news conference on Tuesday that Rooney was not intending to extend his contract beyond the summer of 2012, said he wanted a quick resolution to the matter.

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With Leno's contract set to expire in fall 2014, industry observers said the move was only a matter of time.

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