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Apple lawyers attack MacOS 8.x skinning code

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/18349.html

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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