Lotus Dev. Corp. V. Borland Int'l, Inc.
Lotus Development Corporation v. Borland International, Inc., 516 U.S. 233 (1996), is a United States Supreme Court case that tested the extent of software copyright. This case established that copyright does not extend to the text or layout of a program's menus.
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