Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site druhi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!druhi!lbl From: lbl@druhi.UUCP (LocklearLB) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari,net.micro.mac Subject: Re: DRI agrees to change GEM Message-ID: <87@druhi.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 16:49:00 EDT Article-I.D.: druhi.87 Posted: Wed Oct 2 16:49:00 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Oct-85 06:23:41 EDT References: <3208@nsc.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 23 Xref: watmath net.micro.atari:1245 net.micro.mac:2810 >There is an article in the 10/1 issue of the San Jose Mecury News with the >announcement that DRI has agreed to (effective 11/15) stop supporting the >current version of GEM and to ship a modified version to avoid charges of >copyright violations of Apple's software. Apple has claimed that GEM copied >"The look and feel" or its Macintosh software and violated Apple's >copyright. GEM uses, among other things, windowns, drop-down menus, and >icons that substantially resemble the Mac. > >-- >:From under the bar at Callahan's: Chuq Von Rospach >nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA {decwrl,hplabs,ihnp4,pyramid}!nsc!chuqui Is this for real????!!!!!??? How in the world can Apple claim to have a copyright on the "look and feel" of its Macintosh software when it is such a close copy of work done at Xerox Parc? 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. Barry Locklear AT&T Information Systems Labs ihnp4!druhi!lbl