| Description |
ix, 181 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Optimal breadth -- From equations to software -- Patenting math -- Profiting from overbroad patents -- The decentralized software market -- Interoperability -- Protecting text -- Policy recommendations |
| Summary |
"Gathering persepectives from law, computer science, mathematics, and economics, examines the intellectual property issues surrounding computer software and suggests how patents might accommodate the unique structure of code and copyright for software could be more effectively implemented"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Intellectual property.
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Intellectual property -- United States.
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Computer software -- Law and legislation.
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| LC no. |
2005027332 |
| ISBN |
9780815749424 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0815749422 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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