IP Rights in Software
Although the article was posted nearly a month ago, I thought you may like to read about A NEW PARADIGM FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN SOFTWARE on the Duke Law & Technology Review. This article provides a pretty good starting point if you don’t really know what the debate is about. While I would probably have to read some of the articles from the footnotes to be able to actually discuss the issue with anyone, I definitely have a better understanding.
UPDATE: I got an e-mail message that included a link to Patents and Software: The history of intellectual property protection and software has an anomoly that brings strong reactions to software patents. This is easier to read than the above article, and highlights the debate well.
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- big mistake — software IP “just happens”
- Herring and Patents – And no, I don’t mean fish.
- should you copyright your source code?
- TUG OF WAR IN EUROPEAN ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR THE PATENTING OF SOFTWARE
Posted by Douglas Sorocco, May 26, 2005 at 9:24 am
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in a recent interview dan bricklin the visicalc founder implied that he would’ve filed a software patent had that then been practical. perhaps there is a case for a new compromise on software patents that provides protection but only for perhaps 5 years.this would be long enough to enable innovators to raise vc and break into a market, but not so long as to significantly stiffle innovation?