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[FYI] Apple lawyers attack MacOS 8.x skinning code
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- From: "Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:59:00 +0200
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/18349.html
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Apple lawyers attack MacOS 8.x skinning code
By: Tony Smith
Posted: 18/04/2001 at 14:13 GMT
Apple has demanded the open source Mac Themes Project remove its
MacOS theme editor from public servers.
The Mac maker alleges the code contributes to infringement of its
intellectual property by allowing users to improperly copy its
trademarks and copyrights. In Apple's words, it "enables third
parties to create themes that are identical or confusingly similar to
Apple's copyrighted and trademarked themes".
Apple also claims the code may be "a derivative work resulting from
unauthorised reverse engineering of Apple's software".
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