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<blockquote data-quote="Iosue" data-source="post: 8756386" data-attributes="member: 6680772"><p>Wikipedia has a pretty good summary of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corp." target="_blank">case</a>.</p><p></p><p>Basically, Apple argued that the entire "look and feel" of the GUI was copyrightable. The court didn't agree and required the infringing elements be "virtually identical." Both parties agreed that a jury trial was not needed giving this ruling, and Apple appealed the ruling of that standard. The appeals court affirmed the district court's ruling, and after analysis of the GUI said that windows, icons of office items, manipulation of icons, menus, and the opening/closing of objects were intrinsic to a GUI, and could not be claimed by Apple. It also rejected the "look and feel" argument because some of the Macintosh GUI elements were licensed from Xerox, and that the whole "look and feel" could not be claimed if parts of it were not original.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iosue, post: 8756386, member: 6680772"] Wikipedia has a pretty good summary of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corp.']case[/URL]. Basically, Apple argued that the entire "look and feel" of the GUI was copyrightable. The court didn't agree and required the infringing elements be "virtually identical." Both parties agreed that a jury trial was not needed giving this ruling, and Apple appealed the ruling of that standard. The appeals court affirmed the district court's ruling, and after analysis of the GUI said that windows, icons of office items, manipulation of icons, menus, and the opening/closing of objects were intrinsic to a GUI, and could not be claimed by Apple. It also rejected the "look and feel" argument because some of the Macintosh GUI elements were licensed from Xerox, and that the whole "look and feel" could not be claimed if parts of it were not original. [/QUOTE]
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