12/1/1980 Pirate, ThiefI really enjoyed your article in the last issue of Softalk concerning the Data Caah decision ["Software Publishers Hear Appealing Decision," October 1980]. I thought you might like to read what we put in our company publication about that same decision. Your article on piracy was also a very good one ["Pirate, Thief. Who Dares To Catch Him?" by Matthew Yuen, October 1980). We have a great deal of concern about that here at Intel and are looking at ways to minimize software piracy.
Roger S. Borovoy, Vice President, GeneralCounsel, and Secretary, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA - V1N4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel's article came to much the same conclusion as Softalk's. It confirms that conclusion with a quote from the court of appeals in the JSdA/Data Cash case; "Statutory copyright limitations would continue to be available to the plaintiff (Data Cash) at any time the plaintiff decided to publish with [copyright] notice." The article also reveals that Mr. Borovoy filed a brief as a 'friend of the court"before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to support Intel's position that software ROM is copyrightable. Intel is the developer and a major manufacturer of microprocessor chips. Softalk Response - V1N4 Comments are closed.
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