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Lotus sues Borland; wins its Paperback suit. (Lotus Development Corp. wins copyright infringement suit against Paperback Software International, sues Borland International Inc over Quattro spreadsheet)

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Lotus Sues Borland; Wins its Paperback Suit Lotus Development Corp. prevailed in its three-year-old copyright-infringement suit against Paperback Software International and brought a similar suit against Borland International and The Santa Cruz Operation.

In his June 28 decision, Judge Robert E. Keeton of Federal District Court in Boston ruled that Paperback Software of Berkeley, Calif., and its Canadian development partner, Stephenson Software of Vancouver, British Columbia, violated Lotus's copyright by imitating the appearance and command set of 1-2-3 Releases 1A and 2.01 in its spreadsheet program VP-Planner. At press time, Lotus expected to ask for an injunction …

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