copying icons from other apple programs

[Lynn Fredricks]

> There may be a fine point here.  I'm no attorney, and I 
> haven't been a paying member of ADC in many years so I don't 
> know the fine print, but as someone who's had an Apple exec 
> brag to him that the company has more lawyers than engineers, 
> I have to wonder:
> 
> Are developers allowed to physically copy the icon image, or 
> is it merely allowable to render the icon my making the API 
> call provided?

Given how Apple is so sensitive about trade dress, I can't imagine them
allowing anyone to copy icons. Just thinking this through, if that was the
case, then you could see Apple icons showing up on Linux and Windows.

Best regards,

Lynn Fredricks
Mirye Software Publishing
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