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In article <1990Aug24.220127.2467@Solbourne.COM>
imp@dancer.Solbourne.COM (Warner Losh) writes: 

>The whole analogy is just that, an analogy.  It breaks down on close
>inspection.
>(Plot is a lot more vaugely defined than a user interface).

Actually, there is no analogy to break down. A plot is an intangible
thing. You can't see a plot (except in a cemetary). On the other hand, a
user interface *can* be, in part, tangible. One ought to distinguish
between those things that *are* copyrightable (e.g., screen displays),
and things that, were lawyers and judges rational, wouldn't be
copyrightable (e.g., action paradigms, languages, etc.). 
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