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“First” Motion Picture Film to Receive Copyright
January 9, 1894 W.K. Dickson, an employee of Thomas Edison’s movie studio, receives a copyright for a motion picture film. The 5 second demonstration was a 47-frame film showing a man sneezing. This man, Fred Ott, is now most famously known for having this sneeze recorded in film. “Fred Ott’s Sneeze” is the earliest surviving film…
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Apple Sues Microsoft for Copyright Infringement
March 17, 1988 Apple Computer famously sues Microsoft Corporation for copyright infringement in its Windows operating system. Apple eventually lost the lawsuit in 1995. Apple Sues Microsoft for Copyright Infringement is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Computer Code Protected by Copyright
September 22, 1986 The US District Court for the Northern District of California rules that computer code is protected under copyright law. The ruling stems from the case NEC Corp. v. Intel Corp, which was basically a battle over who had the right to produce x86 processors. The ruling, while finding that Intel had copyright…
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Apple Sues Microsoft for Copyright Infringement
March 17, 1988 Apple Computer famously sues Microsoft Corporation for copyright infringement in its Windows operating system. Apple eventually lost the lawsuit in 1995. The post Apple Sues Microsoft for Copyright Infringement appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Computer Code Protected by Copyright
September 22, 1986 The US District Court for the Northern District of California rules that computer code is protected under copyright law. The ruling stems from the case NEC Corp. v. Intel Corp, which was basically a battle over who had the right to produce x86 processors. The ruling, while finding that Intel had copyright…
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Computer Code Protected by Copyright
September 22, 1986 The US District Court for the Northern District of California rules that computer code is protected under copyright law. The ruling stems from the case NEC Corp. v. Intel Corp, which was basically a battle over who had the right to produce x86 processors. The ruling, while finding that Intel had copyright…
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Computer Code Protected by Copyright
September 22, 1986 The US District Court for the Northern District of California rules that computer code is protected under copyright law. The ruling stems from the case NEC Corp. v. Intel Corp, which was basically a battle over who had the right to produce x86 processors. The ruling, while finding that Intel had copyright…
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Apple Sues Microsoft for Copyright Infringement
March 17, 1988 Apple Computer famously sues Microsoft Corporation for copyright infringement in its Windows operating system. Apple eventually lost the lawsuit in 1995. The post Apple Sues Microsoft for Copyright Infringement appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Computer Code Protected by Copyright
September 22, 1986 The US District Court for the Northern District of California rules that computer code is protected under copyright law. The ruling stems from the case NEC Corp. v. Intel Corp, which was basically a battle over who had the right to produce x86 processors. The ruling, while finding that Intel had copyright…
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Computer Code Protected by Copyright
September 22, 1986 The US District Court for the Northern District of California rules that computer code is protected under copyright law. The ruling stems from the case NEC Corp. v. Intel Corp, which was basically a battle over who had the right to produce x86 processors. The ruling, while finding that Intel had copyright…