Judge: FUTSA, Not Copyright Act, Preempts Delivery App Company’s Conversion Claim

( January 2, 2026, 1:11 PM EST) -- TAMPA, Fla. — In a dispute over trade secrets and source code associated with a food delivery smartphone application, a Florida federal judge held Dec. 31 that while the plaintiff entity’s claim of conversion was not preempted by the Copyright Act, it was displaced by the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act (FUTSA)....