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→Lawsuits: Please correct it if anything wrong with this piece of information.
Early Cases:
* [[Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Franklin_Computer_Corp.|Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corp.]] (1983): The landmark of this case established a crucial precedent in copyright law regarding software compatibility. Apple sued Franklin for copyright infringement, claiming that Franklin's Apple II compatible computers copied portions of Apple's operating system code. The court ultimately ruled in favor of Apple, recognizing the copyrightability of certain elements of computer operating systems, but also clarifying the concept of fair use, allowing compatible products to exist without infringing upon copyrighted material.
* [[Wikipedia:Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc.|Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.]] (1984), also known as the Betamax case: This landmark case established the fair use doctrine for home recording of copyrighted material, allowing VCRs to be sold despite concerns from movie studios.
