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From: tada@athena.mit.edu
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Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
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Subject: software lawsuits
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Date: 24 Aug 90 10:30:03 GMT
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In the wake of the recent court victory by Lotus over concerning
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copyright infringement, Microsoft Inc. announced today that they are
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suing Lotus for infringing on their lawsuit copyrights. "We have
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examined the text of the Lotus lawsuits and have determined that they
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violate our copyright on look-and-feel lawsuits," a spokesman for
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Microsoft said. "A lot of effort was spent developing the concept of
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look-and-feel lawsuits and Lotus is capitalizing on our work." At the
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same time, Microsoft filed for a patent on look-and-feel lawsuits.
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A federal judge granted a preliminary injuction against Lotus,
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preventing them from pursuing further lawsuits on the basis of copyright
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infringement until formal briefs could be filed by both sides. Borland
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stock jumped 1 5/8 on the news.
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