Re: Altering Programs

From: Tyler Ochoa <tochoa[_at_]LAW.WHITTIER.EDU>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 14:44:39 -0800

On 2/16/99, Ari Kahan <akahan[_at_]netcom.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/15/99, Mark Lemley <mlemley[_at_]mail.law.utexas.edu> wrote:
> >
> > It's also worth noting that the 7th Circuit (Lee v. ART) and the
> > D. Puerto Rico (L'Enfantil) have disagreed with Mirage on what
> > constitutes a derivative work.
>
> Yesssss! Go, Judge Easterbrook!

I happen to agree with Judge Easterbrook in this particular case; but before joining the chorus of effusive praise, you might want to consider that he also wrote the opinion in ProCD v. Zeidenberg, a decision that many (including myself) consider to be even more pernicious than Mirage (at least in practical effect).

Tyler T. Ochoa
Associate Professor
Whittier Law School
<tochoa[_at_]law.whittier.edu> Received on Wed Feb 17 1999 - 22:51:09 GMT

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