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Other / Re: Great software, but is it legal?
November 21, 2016, 12:00:22 PM
I Am Not A Lawyer, But...

There's a fairly large precedent set by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corp. stating that the overall "look and feel" of a piece of software is not copyright-able, only very specific attributes thereof (and maybe not even then?).  So, theoretically something like "Financier uses a lightning bolt icon for monthly options" could be something they could try to sue over, but "Financier looks a whole lot like YNAB" is not.