On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 03:21:49PM -0500, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > > On Jan 15, 2004, at 08:08, Henning Makholm wrote: > > >Scripsit Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>If the .el source files use copyrightable material from emacs, be it > >>copyrightable APIs, > > > >Since when is an API protected by copyright? And where? > > Finally found it again! > > http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~dkarjala/cyberlaw/ > PosSoftwareVNewCentury(DBstructures)(NDTex2003).htm > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/debian-legal-200311/ > msg00033.html >
TINLA, IANAL How does this relate to (override, narrow, whatever) the precedent set by Lotus vs. Borland (the famous case about Quattro Pro reproducing the "Look and Feel" of Lotus-1-2-3, partially because it was also the Lotus-1-2-3 macro language API?) Acknowledgement: Lotus, Lotus-1-2-3 and IBM are believed to be a trademarks of IBM, Borland is believed to be a trademark of Borland. Quattro Pro is believed to be a trademark once belonging to Borland, but now possibly transfered to another entity. -- This message is hastily written, please ignore any unpleasant wordings, do not consider it a binding commitment, even if its phrasing may indicate so. Its contents may be deliberately or accidentally untrue. Trademarks and other things belong to their owners, if any.
