On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:12 AM, Fernando Cassia <fcas...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> If by "knock-offs" you mean copies at the UI level, let me remind you
> of the Lotus-vs-Borland suit in the early 1990s where it was judged
> that user interfaces cannot be copyrighted.
>

And yet, Apple sued HTC a few months ago for infringing on 20+ UI
patents<http://phandroid.com/2010/03/02/apple-sues-htc-for-patent-infringement/>,
including "pinch to zoom" (note: patents, not copyrights).

-- 
Cédric

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