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From: perlman@wanginst.UUCP (Gary Perlman)
Newsgroups: net.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Apple patents
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Date: Sat, 19-Oct-85 12:31:40 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 19 12:31:40 1985
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Organization: Wang Institute, Tyngsboro, MA 01879 USA
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Summary: 

An announcement on the Computer Chronicles (a PBS weekly video magazine),
said that the Gem makers had agreed to chnage their user interface to
avoid COPYRIGHT infringments on Apple's icons and pull-down menus.
Copyright law is very different from patent law, at least in the area
of ideas.  I had heard rumors about Apple PATENTS, but never in any
publications.  I have heard many stories about increased patenting
of software, but I have not seen the patents.
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Gary Perlman  Wang Institute  Tyngsboro, MA 01879  (617) 649-9731
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