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From: paul@moncam.co.uk (Paul Hudson)
Newsgroups: news.misc,news.sysadmin,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Official Legal Announcement regarding Apple's Source Code
Summary: Death by legal fees ....
Keywords: legal stuff
Message-ID: <201@marvin.moncam.co.uk>
Date: 19 Jun 89 15:02:32 GMT
References: <2073@astroatc.UUCP> <2928@csd4.milw.wisc.edu> <841@hydra.gatech.EDU>
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In article <841@hydra.gatech.EDU>, ken@capone.gatech.edu (Ken Seefried iii) writes:
> In article <2928@csd4.milw.wisc.edu> jgd@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (John G Dobnick,EMS E380,4142295727,) writes:
> >
> >I gather that Mac clones are immenent.  This brouhaha seems to put a 

> If you're not a lawyer, don't reply to this...too many people think
> they know the law and don't...

Ooops ...
> 

> Is it not incumbent upon Apple, in a suit, to prove that a clone-maker
> DID have access to the source, and not the responsability of the clone-
> maker to prove he didn't??  What am I missing here?

You are forgetting that Apple can tie you up in court cases and
appeals until you thorow in the towel or go bust, regardless of the
legal issues. I can only hope that HP&Microsoft will prove too big for
Apple ....

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