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Article #73218Re: LPF boycott of Apple (comments & quotes from RMS interview)
From: Adam J Richter
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1991 05:18
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1991 05:18
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In article <31OCT199101462431@minnie.me.udel.edu> johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes: >The issues in the Apple-Microsoft lawsuit have been discussed ad nauseum, >and the details are complex, but neither company is challenging the concept of >user-interface copyrights, and neither company is applying a double standard. Wow. When did Microsoft and HP drop their claims that the kind of infringement that Apple was claiming simply isn't covered by copyright law? Microsoft and HP were claiming that in the court transcripts that were posted to gnu.misc.discuss about six months ago. I thought that the phase of the trial for deciding that question was still some distance in the future. Can you post some information on when Microsoft and HP dropped those claims and why? Adam J. Richter adam@soda.berkeley.edu 409 Evelyn Avenue, Apt. 312 ....!ucbvax!soda!adam Albany, CA 94706 (510)528-3209
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,8da4c16bb61bb98b X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-11-01 06:39:01 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!zeus.ieee.org!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ames!agate!soda.berkeley.edu!adam From: adam@soda.berkeley.edu (Adam J Richter) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: LPF boycott of Apple (comments & quotes from RMS interview) Message-ID: <kh1osqINNd76@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: 1 Nov 91 05:18:18 GMT References: <31OCT199101462431@minnie.me.udel.edu> Organization: cc Lines: 16 NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu