Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:40537 comp.sys.mac:44906 comp.misc:7760 misc.legal:13046 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!columbia!cunixc!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!kasdan From: kasdan@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (John Kasdan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.misc,misc.legal Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!! Message-ID: <2541@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 21 Dec 89 17:52:12 GMT References: <4540@ur-cc.UUCP> <25153@cup.portal.com> <1921@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> <25227@cup.portal.com> Sender: news@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu Reply-To: kasdan@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (John Kasdan) Distribution: usa Organization: Columbia University Lines: 30 In article <25227@cup.portal.com> Will@cup.portal.com (Will E Estes) writes: > > > ....... Just >by going through the process of suing other companies that try to clone >their technology and losing those lawsuits, Apple effectively creates a >multi-million dollar legal barrier to entry in their market. This is a commonly heard argument. But 17 USC (the copyright law) provides for my favorite oxymoron, reasonable attorney's fees, to the prevailing party in an infringement action. Thus, if the case is really clearcut, there should be no problem getting legal representation on contingency. In fact, I could make some suggestions myself :-) (Smiley face added in consideration of rules of professional conduct.) In fact, Osborne did not faint and go away when 1-2-3 went after VP Planner. I would be interested in hearing reliable stories of _any_ cases where the threat of suit drove off anyone except a pure rip-off. _________________ /KAS John Kasdan internet: kasdan@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu Columbia University, bitnet: kasdan@cunixC.cc.columbia.edu School of Law uucp: 435 West 116th St. {rutgers,seismo,topaz}!columbia!cunixd!kasdan New York, NY 10027 _________________ "Life is like an analogy", anonymous project leader.