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From: gore@eecs.nwu.edu (Jacob Gore)
Newsgroups: gnu.gcc
Subject: Re: GNU's not GNU...
Message-ID: <11270002@eecs.nwu.edu>
Date: 5 Apr 89 15:40:26 GMT
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/ gnu.gcc / jk@Apple.COM (John Kullmann) / Apr  4, 1989 /

>The issue is the expression of the idea,
>not the idea. For example, an analogy would be the Civil War. Gone with the
>Wind is copyrightable. You cannot recreate that expression of the Civil War 
>without expecting to get sued. [...]
>your own expression of the Civil War. If it looks like GWTW, smells like
>GWTW, or quacks like GWTW, the copyright holder for GWTW will probably
>sue you.

According to your thinking, copyright holders of Rocky, Karate Kid, Raging
Bull, Breaking Away and countless other "person wins respect by winning
some unwinnable competition three minutes before the movie ends" movies
should all be suing each other now.

Jacob Gore				Gore@EECS.NWU.Edu
Northwestern Univ., EECS Dept.		{oddjob,chinet,att}!nucsrl!gore