No one's discussed Lotus v. Borland yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Dev._Corp._v._Borland_Int%27l,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Dev._Corp._

No one's discussed Lotus v. Borland yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Dev._Corp._v._Borland_Int%27l,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Dev._Corp._v._Borland_In.... The issue was that the Borland Quattro spreadsheet had the ability to emulate the menu hierarchy of Lotus 1-2-3. So the SCOTUS was asked to weigh in on whether a software menu system represents a copyrightable expression of an idea. What ended up happening was one justice recused himself and the eight remaining members were evenly split. In essence, they threw up their hands and gave up. It may as well have been a coin toss.