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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 

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*Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this

opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under

the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

March 4, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

For the Fifth Circuit

No. 03-30826

CPIP INC.; SECURE COMPUTING SYSTEMS, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

VERSUS

ALAN GUTIERREZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court

For the Eastern District of Louisiana

03-CV-1826-S

Before REAVLEY, DAVIS and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

We are unpersuaded that the record supports the district

court’s finding that Gutierrez was an employee or that the work on

the software was “made for hire” under 17 U.S.C. § 301(b).

However, we are unwilling to say at this stage of the proceedings

that the district court abused its discretion in entering the

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preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo pending a hearing

on the permanent injunction.

AFFIRMED.

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