Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!mr2t+ From: mr2t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Tod Rose) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Fwd: Xerox - Apple Computer Suit -2- Message-ID: Date: 15 Dec 89 01:13:19 GMT References: Organization: Class of '91, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 43 the nightmare continues... -mike ---------- Forwarded message begins here ---------- From: DowJones@andrew To: bb+dow-jones@andrew Subject: Xerox - Apple Computer Suit -2- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 18:46:35 -0500 (EST) The lawsuit asks the court to direct the U.S. Copyright Office to cancel copyright registrations for Cupertino-based Apple's Lisa and Macintosh software, Xerox said. The complaint alleges those Apple copyrights are invalid. The company said its complaint also alleges that Apple ''intentionally and purposefully concealed'' that its Lisa and Macintosh software was derived from Xerox software. Xerox claims that by incorporating the design and appearance of portions of the Xerox copyrighted Star graphic user interface in the Lisa and Macintosh and licensing others to use that interface, Apple unjustly received royalties, license fees and other benefits in excess of $100 million that properly belong to Xerox. The Star graphic user interface software simplifies the way computer users select programs, issue commands and perform various functions through the manipulation of user-friendly visual displays. In addition, the Xerox lawsuit claims that Apple's acts constitute unfair competition and unfair business practices that have caused Xerox to suffer past and continuing damages. The amount of these damages is to be determined in court, but Xerox said it believes them to be in excess of $50 million. Referring to the filing of the complaint, David T. Kearns, Xerox chairman and chief executive officer, said in a release that efforts to reach an amicable settlement with Apple including a proposal for Apple to license the involved software from Xerox, were rebuffed. 6:45 PM