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Lotus, Paperback Settle Suit An out-of-court settlement ended Lotus Development Corp.'s copyright-violation lawsuit against Paperback Software International of Berkeley, Calif., and Stephenson Software of Vancouver, British Columbia.
The settlement comes as little surprise in view of U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Keeton's June ruling that Paperback Software and its development partner, Stephenson Software, violated Lotus's copyrights by copying substantial elements of 1-2-3's user interface. The settlement calls for Paperback Software to stop selling its VP-Planner spreadsheet programs and to pay Lotus $500,000. Paperback Software also agreed …