It would be interesting to see whether and how this could be applied to use of the MS Ribbon interface paradigm, which was recently discussed on another thread. (The conclusion there was that you can't copy the Ribbon, at least not without some sort of licensing agreement.)
How is the Ribbon different from menus? Is it an operational interface element or a method of implementation? Cheers, Martin Polley Technical writer, interaction designer +972 52 3864280 Twitter: martinpolley <http://capcloud.com/> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Tal Herman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > On appeal, however, the United States Court of > Appeals for the First Circuit reversed the trial court decision, > essentially > holding that the menu system was a method of operation and therefore not > subject to copyright protection. > > The US Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal from Lotus and this case > stands today as usable precedent for the proposition that operational > interface elements are not themselves copyrightable. Copyright adheres to > the method of implementation, not its functional expression in the > interface. > ... > > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
