Xref: utzoo misc.legal:4383 comp.sys.ibm.pc:13811 comp.sys.mac:14515 comp.sys.apple:4966 comp.sys.hp:624
Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!rutgers!psuvax1!burdvax!sdcrdcf!csun!sef
From: sef@csun.UUCP (Sean Fagan)
Newsgroups: misc.legal,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Apple challenges MS-Windows, et.al.
Message-ID: <1158@csun.UUCP>
Date: 28 Mar 88 03:59:41 GMT
References: <2543@charon.unm.edu> <5134@venera.isi.edu>
Reply-To: sef@csun.UUCP (Sean Fagan)
Followup-To: misc.legal
Organization: CSU, Northridge Sun Computer
Lines: 25

In article <5134@venera.isi.edu> raveling@vaxa.isi.edu (Paul Raveling) writes:
>[original copyright didn't prevent same look and feel in books, newspapers]
>	Most newspapers have similar look-and-feel.  Could you picture
>	requiring all newspapers to either pay royalties to one company
>	or cease publication?

Actually, it's closer to copyrighting fonts, which, surprise surprise
surprise, the laws of at least the U.S. allow (e.g., New York Times has a
copyright on the Times Roman font, etc.).  All Apple should to be claiming
is that Microsoft and/or HP used their copyrighted screen layout (the icons,
the pull-down menus, etc.) without liscensing them correctly.  Apple has a
right to do this.  However, they may also be trying to sue for more (i.e.,
anything with a graphical interface and a mouse is infringing on Apple's
copyrights).  This is not correct.

>Paul Raveling
>Raveling@vaxa.isi.edu
>	


-- 

Sean Fagan                   uucp:   {ihnp4,hplabs,psivax}!csun!sef
CSUN Computer Center         BITNET: 1GTLSEF@CALSTATE
Northridge, CA 91330         (818) 885-2790