Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!modcomp!srp
From: srp@modcomp.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple response to Xerox suit
Message-ID: <104500001@modcomp>
Date: 17 Dec 89 03:02:00 GMT
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>      "The allegation that Apple's Lisa and Macintosh copyrights are not valid
> is completely unfounded," said Edward Stead, vice president and general
> counsel.  "For years, Apple has made significant investments in research and
> development to create its unique graphical user interface.  We believe our
> works are wholly original, and that the copyrights we now possess were
> properly granted by the U.S. Copyright Office."

Considering the number of articles (and at least one book) that have been
published that say that Jobs saw the interface Xerox created and duplicated
it at Apple, I doubt Xerox will have any trouble proving that Apple the gui.

It will be very interesting to see of Steve Jobs testifies in this case.  Be
a heck of a way for him to get back at Apple, eh?