[dvd-discuss] OT: Web Screen Display Judged to Infringe Copyright in First Case in Japan

[Jeremy A Erwin]

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, carey wrote:

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> I haven't seen any other kinds of pure-html protected as
> copyrightable. This sounds similar to a few of the American cases,
> (Tickets.com ) but with markedly different results.
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> http://www.nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/cover/133673
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Both companies offer online demos!
Cybozo: http://cybozu.com/try/index.html
NeoJapan: http://www.neoint.com/ioffice2000/demo.html

IMHO, the interfaces are very similar, although neither one is very
innovative... It's "Look and feel" redux, with uglier interfaces. If this
holds up on appeal, it could get very nasty. e.g. Kdevelop has a very
similar interface to Visual C++, probably for compatibility reasons. I
can't think of anay other reason  why someone would copy VC++'s interface
:)

Jeremy