Math you can't use : patents, copyright, and software / Ben Klemens.
2006
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Math you can't use : patents, copyright, and software / Ben Klemens.
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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2006]
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©2006
Description
ix, 181 pages : illustrations
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Optimal breadth
From equations to software
Patenting math
Profiting from overbroad patents
The decentralized software market
Interoperability
Protecting text
Policy recommendations.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
ISBN
0815797958
0815749422 cloth alkaline paper
0815749422 cloth alkaline paper
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