Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!]

Chris Adams (cmadams@hiwaay.net)
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 15:22:31 -0500

Once upon a time, Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com> said:
> Sometimes. If you sit down with product A and use it in the process
> of creating product B which does what product A does, the courts have
> held that you can't copy look-and-feel for example.

Please site a successful ruling to that effect. In the two most
well-known look-and-feel court cases, Apple lost their suit against
Microsoft, and Lotus lost theirs (on appeal) against Borland.

-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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