Lotus Development Corporation v Borland International, Inc.: Is the Lotus 1-2-3 Menu Command Hierarchy Copyrightable? by Brian F Fitzgerald The Lotus 1-2-3 (a computer spreadsheet program) litigation continues to grow exponentially. In the coming months it will wind its way up the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington and present itself to yet another court, this time the highest in the United States. It is rare for copyright issues to be granted …showed first 75 words of 8390 total…

…showed last 75 words of 8390 total…at 820 Ibid. at 821. Ibid. at 821. Ibid. at 822 For an excellent introduction to these issues see: "Symposium: Toward A Third Intellectual Property Paradigm" (1994) 94 Columbia LR 2307. P Samuelson, R Davis, M Kapor, J Reichman "A Manifesto Concerning the Legal Protection of Computer Programs" (1994) 94 Columbia LR 2308. Ibid at 2346; W Gordon "Assertive Modesty: An Economics of Intangibles" (1994) 94 Columbia LR 2579 at 2580-1. 740 F.Supp. 37, 57-8 (D.Mass. 1990). But cf. P. Samuelson "A Critique of Lotus v Paperback" (1992) 6 High Tech. LJ 209.