Math you can't use : patents, copyright, and software /

"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"...

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Main Author: Klemens, Ben
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Optimal breadth
  • From equations to software
  • Patenting math
  • Profiting from overbroad patents
  • The decentralized software market
  • Interoperability
  • Protecting text
  • Policy recommendations.