American University International Law Review Volume 7 | Issue 2 Article 3 1992 Lotus Development Corp. v. Paperback Software Int'l: Copyrightability for the User Interface of Computer Software in the United States and the International Realm Lionel M. Lavenue Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/auilr Part of the International Law Commons Recommended Citation Lavenue, Lionel M. "Lotus Development Corp. v. Paperback Software Int'l: Copyrightability for the User Interface of Computer Software in the United States and the International Realm." American University International Law Review 7, no. 2 (1992): 289-343. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Washington College of Law Journals & Law Reviews at Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in American University International Law Review by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. NOTES & COMMENTS LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. PAPERBACK SOFTWARE INT'L: COPYRIGHTABILITY FOR THE USER INTERFACE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL REALM Lionel M. Lavenue* If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants.' INTRODUCTION Just as computers 2 have become an integral element of the legal * J.D. Candidate, 1992, Washington College of Law, The American University. This Note was submitted to the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) for the 1992 Robert C. Watson Award and to the American Society of Com- posers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) for the 54th Annual (1992) Nathan Burhan Memorial Competition.