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Subject: Re: MIMIX "Look and Feel"
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Date: Thu, 22-Jan-87 20:01:00 EST
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diamant@hpfclp says:
> For some reason, under certain circumstances, reverse engineering is considered
> acceptable (hardware clones of machines), and possibly UNIX clones.  In other
> cases, it is not, such as pull down menus that Apple managed to patent (or
> otherwise protect -- I don't know the details).  I don't really understand
> the criterion used to determine whether it is O.K. or not.

    i was under the impression that DRI surrendered to Apple before a
judge had ruled on the case, leaving the issue unsettled.  Lotus is
currently suing a couple 123-clone makers with the same "look & feel"
argument.

	wayne hamilton
	U of Il and US Army Corps of Engineers CERL
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