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Subject:Re: Tip of the Day From:Bev Parks <bparks -at- HUACHUCA-EMH2 -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Mon, 15 Jan 1996 10:32:27 MST
George Hayhoe wrote-->
> Tiffany Haley asked whether the Microsoft Tip of the Day concept is
> copyrighted. I believe it's part of the new Microsoft Office "look and feel"
> that Microsoft is trying to promote throughout Windows products. Delrina's
> new WinFax Pro for Windows 95 utilizes the Tip of the Day just like
> Microsoft's suite.
And isn't a "message of the day" feature standard in all UNIX
systems?
The contents of MS's Tip of the Day are probably copyrighted, but
I can't imagine the concept being restricted in any way. (In
fact, I don't think it legally *can* be.) Whether or not MS has
trademarked "Tip of the Day" is another story to which I don't
know the answer.
Bev Parks
bparks -at- huachuca-emh2 -dot- army -dot- mil
