ERIC Number: ED322888
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Mar
Pages: 39
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Computer Software & Intellectual Property. Background Paper.
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.
This background paper reviews copyright, patent, and trade secret protections as these issues are related to computer software. Topics discussed include current issues regarding legal protection for computer software including the necessity for defining intellectual property, determining what should or should not be protected, commerical piracy, and shared access to state-of-the-art knowledge and diffusion of information so that programmers can build on each others' work. Questions for Congressional consideration focus on definition and distinction of computer software terminology, the structure of the software industry, the nature of innovation, and the protection and enforcement of software. (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Patents, Technological Advancement
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 (GPO Stock Number 052-003-01181-6, $2.00).
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.
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