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Look-and-Feel

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:47 pm

Refers to the general appearance and operation of a user interface. This is a hot legal issue because some software companies are claiming that competitors who copy the look-and-feel of their products are infringing on their copyright protection. To date, the courts have not ruled definitively on this matter.

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