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Article #1150Re: DRI agrees to change GEM
From: Jeff Meyer
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 1985 16:12
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 1985 16:12
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In article <87@druhi.UUCP> lbl@druhi.UUCP (LocklearLB) writes:
>I don't have any legal expertise, but it looks like Apple doesn't have a leg
>to stand on. I hope that someone with some legal knowledge will comment on
>this because I don't see how Apple can get away with it.
Apple copyrighted the idea of "pull-down" menus about six months ago, i.e.
the method of moving a on-screen pointer to the top of the screen and having
the menu drop down. GEM (at least on the ST) has menus which come close to
fitting this description. I was surprised to see this kind of a patent,
also, but apparently Apple's lawyers made the claim quite solid, as can be
seen by DEC's agreement to alter GEM without a fight.
"I'm as doomed as doomed can be!"
-Ed Grimley
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site vax4.fluke.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!moriarty From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari,net.micro.mac Subject: Re: DRI agrees to change GEM Message-ID: <2750@vax4.fluke.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 12:12:11 EDT Article-I.D.: vax4.2750 Posted: Fri Oct 4 12:12:11 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 08:06:30 EDT References: <3208@nsc.UUCP> <87@druhi.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 19