Date   : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:34:52 +0100
From   : jgh@... (J.G.Harston)
Subject: making replica acorn cards

Paul Vernon wrote:
> Just look at Apple, MS, Oracle, Google,  Sony, Samsung to name just  
> a few who sue each other over IPR "patent  infringements" all the  
> time. Apple are currently suing Samsung  becasue their Galaxy S  
> phone *looks* too much like an iPhone in  operation for instance.

For a long time I've wondered why nobody's ever sued somebody for
the "idea" of controlling a moving vehicle with a steering wheel,
clutch, break and accellerator pedels, and why no court has
ordered different car manufacturer to implement different
"look 'n' feel"s in their cars.

JGH