Mr. Gutman. . In 1995 the First Circuit Court of Appeals held (in Lotus v Borland) that Borland’s copying of the menu of commands of Lotus’ 1-2-3 spreadsheet program was permissible because the … Corp. v. Borland Int’l, Inc., (1st Cir. 387 F.3d 522, 529–31 (6th Cir. ii FORM 9. The Supreme Court heard the appeal of that decision, but then reached a 4-4 tie because Justice Stevens recused himself. were not creative.” Opp. * This article is based on a Brief Amicus Curiae filed by the authors with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Lotus Dev. See 17 U.S.C. 223 (D. Mass. Found inside – Page 110Lotus. Development. Corp. v. Borland. International,. Inc. Software designer (P) v. Competitor (D) 49 F.3d 807, 34 U.S.P.Q.2d 1014 (1st Cir. At issue was whether the menu structure -- the arrangement of commands in the menu hierarchy in Lotus 1-2-3 -- is copyrightable. Found insideAlthough some cases, most notably the Whelan and Lotus decisions, have adopted the strong protectionist view ... 43 See especially Lotus Development Corp. v ... The United States District Court which first heard the case of Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International, Inc. ruled that ... Lotus Dev. Defendant then sold its program to the public on the open market. 1993), the defendant incorporated into its commercial software copyrighted elements of a program owned by the plaintiff. Found insideLotus Development Corporation v. Borland International, Inc. Software designer (P) v. Competitor (D) 49 F.3d 807 (1st Cir. 1995), aff'd by an equally ... Found inside... and file-sharing services,2.13 these were blatant cases of infringement, ... of a spreadsheet program menu structure in Lotus Development Corp. v. Instead, Justice Stevens was recused, and the remaining judges split 4-4, affirming the result by an equally divided Court. 2004). Found inside – Page 132The Borland Case . ... Amicus brief of Howard C. Anawalt and Carol A. Kunze filed in Lotus Development Corp. v ' . Borland Intern . , Inc. , 516 U.S. 233 , 116 S. Ct . 804 , 133 L. Ed . 2d 610 ( 1996 ) , reprinted in Anawalt , Kunze , " Case Note ... § 505. § 505. at 80. ———— On Writ of Certiorari to … Found inside – Page 42Lotus. really. wants. is. to. prevent. Borland ... You might be wondering whether you even care about a spreadsheet lawsuit of Lotus 1-2-3 vs. Quattro Pro. The distinction between the copying of literal and nonliteral Corp. v. Borland Int’l, 516 U.S. 233 (1996), arguing that the First Circuit’s conclusion that copyright protection did not extend to the Lotus 1 No counsel for any party authored this brief in whole … 1996] LOTUS V BORLAND ultimately answered this question in the negative.1 2 Without explicitly rejecting the district court's conclusion that Lotus engaged in expres-sive choices13 in the selection of its command terms, the Borland court held that the disputed structure was a means by which the pro- 1. This accident took place at Mytilene in Greece. Brief for Amici Curiae of American Committee for Interoperable Systems and Computer & Communications Industry Association in Support of Respondent, Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International, Inc. , 516 U.S. 233 (1996) ... Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland Intern., Inc. (1st Cir. Found inside – Page 21As is evident from the Lotus v. Paperback and Lotus v. Borland cases discussed above, however, standardization does not override an author's copyright protection. The concern expressed by some industry participants is that by forcing ... Chapter 6 - Case Study 3: Lotus v. Borland. programs. 27 The court in Taylor Instrument reasoned that the graph-paper dial was "an essential element of the machine; it is versions of any two of the Quattro, Excel, or Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet programs. . IN THE Supreme Court of the United States ———— NO. Most notably, Oracle failed to cite to the First Circuit’s decision in Lotus v. Borland. An amicus brief filed in the Microsoft case gives a good explanation of "lock-in": In an increasing returns industry, such as the software industry, consumers may become "locked in" to a particular standard, even if it is technologically inferior -- a phenomenon recently explained by Judge Boudin in Lotus Dev. Found inside – Page 103Lotus v. Borland was a conflict of high drama, though of course such drama ... the primary exchanges are filings of legal briefs rather than a fight between ... Found inside – Page 52Lotus vs. Borland In 1990, Lotus Development Corp. (now part of IBM) sued Borland International, Inc. for “cloning” the menu structure of the Lotus ... 03/16 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc. f Case No. Found inside – Page 159Corp. v. Borland Int'l, Inc., 799 F. Supp. 203 (D. Mass. l992), Lotus Dev. ... The Supreme Court case attracted an amicus brief from l 5 distinguished ... versions of any two of the Quattro, Excel, or Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet programs. The district court ruled that Borland had infringed Lotus's copyright. Found inside – Page 1-18Borland International, Inc.62 The focus of the Lotus court's attention in that case was the ''computer menu command hierarchy'' utilized in Lotus's ... COMPUTER PROGRAMS AS LITERARY WORKS AND AS MODES OF OPERATION: A CASE COMMENT ON LOTUS V. BORLAND. Opinion for Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International, Inc., 516 U.S. 233, 116 S. Ct. 804, 133 L. Ed. Neither the Lotus Brief to this Court nor the briefs of its two amici4 explain what is really at stake in this case, or why Lotus' Lotus Development, 831 F. Supp. Found inside – Page 196One of those cases was Lotus v. Borland, still considered one of the most important decisions concerning the fundamental nature of IT intellectual property ... 1990-1995: The Lotus Look and Feel Suits. 2017-1118, 2017-1202 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST For six two-hour sessions, students pored over case files, pleadings, and briefs to understand what happened and why, and to craft winning strategies and arguments. 1. Found inside – Page 177BORLAND INTERNATIONAL , INC . ... 182 C. Application of these Principles to the Lotus Case 187 . ... on a Brief Amicus Curiae filed by the authors with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Lotus Dev . Corp. v . Borland Int'l , Inc. The decision is ... Corp. v. Borland Int’l, Inc., 49 F.3d 807, 818 (1st Cir. A collision occurred shortly before midnight on the 2nd of August 1926 between the French (P) mail steamer Lotus and the Turkish (D) collier Boz-Kourt. Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International. In the actual case, Lotus got four votes in the Supreme Court; in class, only two students thought Lotus should win. Significantly, he took the opposite position of the nature of software before these engagements: Write a brief. The motion of Intellectual Property Owners for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. edly reversed our trial victory in Lotus v. Borland, we retained Arthur as co-counsel for the Supreme Court battle ahead. Borland case set no precedent for future cases. Corp. v. Borland Int'l, Inc., 516 U.S. 233 (1996), is a United States Supreme Court case that tested the extent of software copyright. Write a brief. 43). I was a co-author of the 2000 government brief in support of defendant Kanebridge. The French mail steamer was captained by a French citizen by the name Demons while the Turkish collier Boz-Kourt was captained by Hassan Bey. I think there is: Lotus v. Borland. Go to your school’s computer lab or a PC software store and experiment with current ... Excel, or Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet programs. SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENT TRANSCRIPT IN LOTUS v. BORLAND. Found inside – Page 19Certain of the key issues related to copyright protection for software are highlighted in the recent Lotus v . Borland case , 82 where the question was ... (For more background on the case, see my previous posts, Fed Circuit hears Oracle v Google arguments and Federal Circuit releases decision in Oracle v Google.) That case is famous for allowing Borland to mimic the Lotus structure, but there was also an API of sorts. Found inside – Page 166The U.S. District Court and First Circuit Court of Appeals decisions in the Lotus v . Borland case ( Lotus Development Corp. v . Borland ... Borland lawsuit , together with the amicus briefs filed on behalf of Borland , are critically reviewed here . This case is the first software copyright case taken up by the high Court since its 1996 split (non-) decision in Lotus Development v Borland, and the first “fair use” case since the Court addressed musical parodies in 1994. The facts, principle, issue and judgment laid down in the Lotus Case (France Vs Turkey) The lotus case focuses on the criminal trial of France and Turkey, where the incident between these two countries took place on 2 August, 1926. The case was granted and decision made by the permanent court of international justice on 7 September, 1927. Chapter VI : Case Study # 3 : Lotus v. Borland. 1986), that “even if a work is in some sense In the Solicitor General's brief, they wipe this away by insisting that the ruling in Lotus v. Borland is different because that was about an interface, whereas this case is about source code. Found inside – Page 225Lotus then sued Borland International over the alleged infringement by ... spreadsheet software in a case that lasted for six years, producing four opinions ... Found inside – Page 91Another central case was Lotus v. Borland, decided in 1995, which ended in the favor of Borland and also against interface copyright. Lotus had claimed that ... 1996), which similarly determined that command interfaces necessary to make a … 3 In any event, Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, unquestionably concerns computer code. . The ruling was based in part on the fact that an alternative satisfactory menu structure could be designed. For example, CCIA filed an amicus brief with this Court in Lotus Dev. Found inside – Page 1969312 313 B. From Altai to Borland : The Resurrection of Baker and § 102 ( 6 ) Computer Associates International , Inc. v . ... Borland case . Brief Amicus Curiae of Copyright Law Professors at 5– 8 , Lotus Dev . Corp. v . Paperback Software Int'l ... 90-11662-K (D. JEFFREY BRILL* INTRODUCTION. The Judgment of this case was made in the 12 th (ordinary) session of PCIJ. In this case, France was represented by Basdevant, Professor at the Faculty of Law of Paris. Turkey in this case was represented by His Excellency Mahmout Essat Bey, Minister of Justice. I see that your brief does internally argue Lotus Dev. Found inside – Page 19Certain of the key issues related to copyright protection for software are highlighted in the recent Lotus v . Borland case , 82 where the question was ... Borland also said a forthcoming public inquiry on the probe and failed prosecution would wan to examine trators David Whitehouse and Paul the circumstances of Green’s arrest. Lotus brought suit against Borland for copyright infringement. 203 (D. Mass. 1992). Corp. v. Paperback In what many have called the copyright case of the decade, the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Google v. Oracle last month. The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (District Court) held that Borland infringed on Lotus’s copyright because Lotus’s command terms could be easily be altered (i.e., “quit” could easily be … Found inside – Page 9LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. ... FACT SUMMARY: Borland (D) included in its own spreadsheet programs the commands used by the computer program Lotus 1-2-3 so ... We estimate an event study, where one observation is used for each firm and judicial decision. Oracle also overlooked the Second Circuit’s decision in Computer Associates v. JEFFREY BRILL* INTRODUCTION. Lotus claimed that Key Reader infringed on its copyright because it copied Lotus 1-2-3 macros and arranged them according to the Lotus 1-2-3 menu command hierarchy. Found insidesame reporter that Keeton would likely just ignore the brief. ... Lotus's stock price continued its downward spiral, Borland up slightly. Instead, the court below implausibly predicted, based on no evidence in prior decisions, that the Ninth Circuit would have departed conclusively from the settled law established by Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International, Inc., 49 F.3d 807 (CA1 1995), aff’d by equally divided court, 513 U.S. 233 (1996). SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR CASE. versions of any two of the Quattro, Excel, or Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet programs. Found inside – Page 130... we may examine to the First Circuit seminal decision in Lotus v. Borland. ... AFC test to the Lotus scenario since the case involved literal copying. 3. Found inside – Page 80The leading case is Lotus Development v. Borland International, 49 F.3d 807 (1st Cir. 1995). Lotus ... Found inside – Page 333The brief filed by Litton Systems Inc. warned that the Federal Circuit's decision will establish a dangerous principle that cannot ... Law Association maintained that Seventh Amendment concerns are not implicated in this case because the Supreme Court ... Lotus Development Corp. v . ... Thus , spreadsheet users familiar with Lotus 1-2-3 would be able to switch to the Borland program without having to ... Found inside – Page 140The leading case is Lotus Development v. Borland International, 49 F.3d 807 (1st Cir. 1995). Lotus 1-2-3 was an immensely popular spreadsheet program that ... Opinion for Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International, Inc., 516 U.S. 233, 116 S. Ct. 804, 133 L. Ed. Found inside – Page 73Borland's brief to the Supreme Court stated that the reason this case had generated so much attention was that it is ... 62. Brief for Respondent at 22. Lotus Dev . Corp. V. Borland Int'l , Inc. In fact , Lotus ' parent , IBM , has patented similar menu ... The dependent variable is the absolute return of the firm in a window around the event. Lotus and Borland filed cross motions for summary judgment; the district court denied both motions on March 20, 1992, concluding that "neither party's motion is supported by the record." Up to the time of the court’s ruling of July 31, 1992, the parties’ contentions concerned issues raised in the allegations of the “original complaint” filed July 2, 1990, concerning infringement of Lotus 1-2-3 by Quattro and Quattro Pro’s “emulation interface.” Trial for the remaining liability issues in the original co… programs. For example, CCIA filed an amicus brief with this Court in Lotus Dev. Corp. v. paragraph summarizing the similarities and differences in the “look and feel” of these two. In this amicus brief, a wide range of start-up companies, their investors, and innovators, including those who were involved in the similar Lotus v. Borland case thirty years ago, ask the court to consider the impact changing copyright boundaries would have on innovation and investment. 223 (D. Mass. Borland International (Borland) (Defendant) included in its own spreadsheet programs the commands used by the computer program Lotus 1-2-3 so that spreadsheet users who were already familiar with 1-2-3 could easily switch to the Defendant programs without learning new commands. 1995), ... Amici respectfully submit this brief to express our concerns regarding the Write a brief. s Two court days after Lotus v. Paperback was decided, Lotus filed suit against Borland International, vendor of Quattro Pro (Lotus Dev. Supreme Court to hear landmark case that could shake up Silicon Valley. Found inside – Page 56The Lotus v. Borland case offers the most thorough discussion of the competing considerations with respect to whether the issue should be for the court or ... After the Supreme Court proceedings, Borland filed a motion for attorney's fees and “full costs” as the prevailing party pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Borland I, 788 F.Supp. 78 (D.Mass.1992). For our last class on Lotus v. Borland, the students were asked to read the Supreme Court briefs, read or listen to the oral arguments and then, in class, to pretend they were the Supreme Court and to decide the case. For six two-hour sessions, students pored over case files, pleadings, and briefs to understand what happened and why, and to craft winning strategies and arguments. In Lotus , the First Circuit held that the now-ubiquitous drop-down menu in the then-famous Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program was an unprotectible “method of operation” since it was “the means by which a person operates . 831 F.Supp. 2d 610, 1996 U.S. LEXIS 470 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. 5 properly viewed, this case is no different from Bateman v. Mnemonics, Inc., 79 F.3d 1532, 1547 (11th Cir. Found inside – Page 67... Lotus v. Borland case is critical in the computer industry. ... KEYBOARD COMMANDS AND MENU ARRANGEMENTS: A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE LAW The Lotus v. Borland ... Over the course of a semester, the reading group traced Lotus v. Borland from problem to complaint to the Supreme Court. Lotus Dev. Lotus v. Borland is an essential piece of context in the contemporary debate over digital intellectual property—a debate that has persisted for decades without definitive resolution by the Supreme Court. Clark, of Duff and Phelps, settled out He said: “Mr Green was the victim of court for more than £24million. Corp. v. Borland Int'l Inc., 799 F.Supp. This issue was actually decided in an earlier opinion dealing with cross motions for summary judgement by Lotus and Borland. 9 . The policy issues were impacted by the fact that by 1995 Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet program had an 80% market share, leaving Borland’s Quattro Pro and Lotus 1-2-3 in the dust. system. Found inside – Page 242Borland case.22 In Lotus v . Borland , the district court , in a series of opinions , held that parts of Lotus's 1-2-3 spreadsheet program's user interface ... 2d 610, 1996 U.S. LEXIS 470 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. A witty tongue in cheek note or a raised eye-brow usually did the trick. 18-956 GOOGLE LLC, Petitioner, v. ORACLE AMERICA, INC., Respondent. 203 (D. Mass. Found insideBrief Amicus Curiae of American Committee for Interoperable Systems, Lotus v. Borland (1st Cir.) (No. 93-2214), reprinted in 18 Computer Law Rep. Found inside – Page 19Certain of the key issues related to copyright protection for software are highlighted in the recent Lotus v . Borland case , 82 where the question was ... At issue was whether the menu structure -- the arrangement of commands in the menu hierarchy in Lotus 1-2-3 -- is copyrightable. "s Prior to its release, Borland engineers had spent almost three years developing Quattro so it would have a menu structure identical to that of Lotus 1-2-3' Borland specifically wanted to make Quattro The distinction between the copying of literal and nonliteral Found inside – Page 591... and if the Lotus v. Borland case argued in January, i996" might have determined whether the encoded electronic instructions for a program are ... Is that case more strongly relied upon in other amicus briefs? Found inside – Page 461605 J. MICHAEL JAKES , Chair AMICUS BRIEFS Scope of Committee : Studies recent decisions and considers the advisability ... for patent cases , in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit , and makes recommendations to Council through the Section ... brief on the merits in the United States Supreme Court in support of the Petitioner in Lotus Development Corp. v . Borland International , Inc. The condition imposed by the Council was that a majority of a quorum of Committee 701 ... Plus it adds its own cross appeal. Found inside – Page 589By the way , the Lotus case decided by the Supreme Court was a 4-4 split and so , of course , it has no precedential value as a Supreme Court case . ... You can tell the world that you have the West books and treat in your briefs and your correspondence and in your research as if you have ... Muselik also sought to distinguish Lotus v . Borland , arguing : I don't think software cases are really helpful , here . Fashioning a new and conflicting standard for testing both the copyrighta-bility and infringement of interface declarations … Borland explained that it did this to allow users already familiar with Lotus 1-2-3 to also operate Quattro and argued that the Lotus menu command hierarchy did not constitute copyright-protected material. paragraph summarizing the similarities and differences in the “look and feel” of these two. This is an odd case because WestLaw and LexisNexis are indispensable tools used by the legal profession. He prodded. )Go to your school’s computer lab or a PC software store and experiment with current. The Case of the S.S. Lotus (France v. Turkey) Turkey’s (D) assertion of jurisdiction over a French citizen who had been the first officer of a ship that collided with a Turkish ship on the high seas was challenged by France (P) as a violation of international law. Synopsis of Rule of Law. A rule of international law,... by Lotus Development Corp. v. 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