Re: Pipe dreams

["Wendell Cochran" atrypa@xxxxxxxx]

> Date:     Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:41:40 EST

> > My second-hand understanding of the laws is that, as long
> > as you've not seen the source code, no one can say you stole intellectual
> > property.
>
> Wasn't the signal thing about the Lotus 1-2-3 suit that it held
> that look-and-feel was indeed intellectual property? The
> implication being, that you don't need to see the code to infringe
> on rights. Or am I misremembering the outcome?

All else aside, 'look & feel' is about as slippery as 'obscene'.

Not that I _like_ passing the buck back to the lawyers; it's only
that we're not likely to find a rule applicable in general.

Still: it can't be reasonable to own a command line.

Wendell Cochran
West Seattle