Judgement

Abstract

Judge William P. Gray's judgment dated February 6, 1989 is certainly the landmark legal decision concerning microprogramming and copyrightability. I know that many of you axe aware, through press coverage, of his decisions, but I thought you might be interested in reading in its entirety not only the judgment, but also the memorandum of decision that backs up his judgment. Therefore, I have attached copies of both of his documents. I have taken the liberty of retyping them to make them more compact for publication in our Newsletter. I hope that you find them interesting and thought provoking. Sigmicro has had numerous debates concerning legal issues surrounding microprogramming. Most of these debates were triggered by this case. We are planning to continue the discussion at Micro-22 in Dublin. I will summarize any conclusions for inclusion in the Sigmicro Newsletter following the Workshop.