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Why the look and feel of software user interfaces should not be protected by copyright law

Communications of the ACM (1989) 32(5) 563-572
DOI: 10.1145/63485.63487
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An attorney looks at how copyright law is applied to the protection of software user interfaces and makes a strong case for reevaluating the way the law views software. © 1989, ACM. All rights reserved.

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Samuelson, P. (1989). Why the look and feel of software user interfaces should not be protected by copyright law. Communications of the ACM, 32(5), 563–572. https://doi.org/10.1145/63485.63487

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