California · Civil Code
CIV §1031: The foregoing sections of this Article are not applicable to cases in which one willfully uses the materials of another without his consent; but, in such cases, the product belongs to the owner of the
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When someone willfully uses another person's materials without consent, the criminal sections do not apply. Instead, the resulting product belongs to the original material owner.
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