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The AOL / AT&T issue concerns trademarks, not copyrights. Different ball of
wax. According to the article I read, AOL does have "Buddy List"
trademarked. The other terms/phrases being contested, including "Buddy
List", are "You have mail" and "IM".
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry STUBBS [SMTP:stubbs -at- EECS -dot- UKANS -dot- EDU]
> I was reading about AOL (America On Line) trying to copyright
> their phrase "You Have Mail". They are sueing AT&T over this
> alleged infringement of what anyone might hear when they arrive
> at home or the office.
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> There must be some minimum of what can be copyrighted. A letter
> of the alphabet can't be copyrighted.
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