[Jmol-users] Re: Chime's superset of RasMol script commands & reference manuals

[PHILLIP W B. <pw...@fa...>]

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From: Philippe <va...@ix...>
Date: Sunday, October 26, 2003 11:52 pm
Subject: Re: Chime's superset of RasMol script commands & reference manuals

> Eric,
> 
> I found a set of commands called "RasMol Scripts" at
> http://www.mdl.com/support/developer/chime/developer_tools/chimerasmol.jsp.
> Is-it the one you are talking about? Some of these commands would be
> relatively simple to implement; I see for example the slab +|- 
> that was
> mentionned earlier. I wonder if a copyright claim can be made on 
> this set of
> keywords. I have some doubts, but I am not a lawyer. 

This question sounds a bit like the Lotus/Borland look-and-feel of the Quatto menu in Lotus-emulation mode violated U.S. copyright. For discussion, see "1990-1995: The Lotus look and feel suits" at http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/6805/articles/int-prop/software-copyright.html

--Phil Barak