Lotus Development Corporation v. Borland International, Inc. (1995)
- Docket
- 94-2003
- Decided
- 1995-01-01
Summary
Question: Is a computer program's menu command hierarchy a "method of operation" under 17 U.S.C.102(b), and therefore uncopyrightable? Conclusion: Yes. The Supreme Court affirmed the First Circuit without opinion in an equally divided, per curiam decision. Justice John Paul Stevens did not take part in the case.