Re: I *love* Lotus v. Borland!

In message <9503272255.AA18028[_at_]phobos.kbs.citri.edu.au> cni-copyright[_at_]cni.org writes:
>
> Buford C. Terrell writes:
> >
> >Software is obviously an intellectual property that should have some
> >protection, but it doesn't fit comfortably in either the copyright or
> >patent camps. Maybe it's time for a separate software protection act,
> >as many have been advocating for years.
>
> The Australian Copyright Law Review Committee considered this option
> in a recent draft report on Computer Software Protection but concluded
> that, despite the advantages of a separate regime, copyright was the
> accepted method of protection in most industrialized countries and that
> GATT TRIPs really seals the deal. Their major concern was that Australia
> would be economically penalized for going it alone if they abolished
> copyright protection and replaced it with a sui generis regime.

Hasn't South Africa introduced its sui generis protection for computer software. Anyone know any more about this?

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