Re: Look 'n' feel 'n' Lotus

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From: Stephen C. Trier
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 1990 00:25

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In article <1990Jul23.205924.378@Solbourne.COM> imp@dancer.Solbourne.COM (Warner Losh) writes:
>Besides, people aren't taking Lotus' implementation, they are copying
>the command set used by it.  Kinda like trying to copyright the look
>and feel of 'C', but with nastier consequences.

This brings up some questions I've had about "look and feel".  Does this
mean that AT&T can sue the creators of C++ compilers that don't license
AT&T's cfront?  They are, after all, duplicating the user interface section,
the C++ language, that is inherent in making cfront what it is.

It's just an interesting question.  The Lotus decision and the Apple and
Xerox decisions to come will answer it for better or for worse.

-- 
Stephen Trier                              Case Western Reserve University
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From: trier@cwlim.CWRU.EDU (Stephen C. Trier)
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