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I am opposed to look-and-feel copyrights and software patents.
However, I recently realized that we would be better off if the
look-and-feel aspects of user interfaces were patented instead of
copyrighted.  The obvious benefit is that the monopoly would expire
much sooner.  Futhermore, much of our arguments about look-and-feel
copyrights (i.e. that their duplication does not rely on source code,
it is a language not something expressed in a language, and that it is
part of a device rather than a standalone document), suggest that
patent law would be more appropriate.  Perhaps this notion can be used
to challenge look-end-feel claims on the basis that they should be
patented instead of copyrighted.  I would favor the eliminiation of
all software patents and look-and-feel copyrights, but patents may be
less restrictive in the long run.  -David-

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