Computer software protection law / Cary H. Sherman, Hamish R. Sandison, Marc D. Guren.

Book

2 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Contents : Introduction to computer technology; Copyrights : Introduction to the law of copyright; ... Copyright protection for computer software; Sources of copyright law; Copyrightability of computer software; ... Ownership and transfer of copyright in computer software; Scope and duration of rights; Notice of copyright for computer software; Registration and deposit of computer software; Infringement of computer software; ... Fair use; ... Reverse engineering; Personal copying; Remedies; Trade secrets : Introduction to trade secrets protection; Sources of trade secret law; Defining TRADE SECRET; Competitive value and investment; Novelty; Relative secrecy; Software as a trade secret; Data bases as trade secrets; Bases of liability; Relationships between principals/agents and employers/employees; Third-party liability; Proof of trade secret misappropriation; Defenses; ... Protecting trade secrets during the course of litigation; Injunctive relief; Damages; Criminal liability; Dealing with the government; Developing a comprehensive trade secret protection program; Patents : Introduction to patent protection; Sources of patent law; Statutory subject matter; ... Practice and procedure in patenting software-related inventions; Additional requirements for patentability; Who owns the patent : employers versus employees; How to obtain patent protection; Patent infringement; Defenses; Semiconductor chip protection : ... Industry reliance on chip protection; Sources of law; Subject matter of chip protection; ... United States Government works; Ownership and transfer; Duration; ... First-sale limitation; Registration and notice; Infringement; ... Copying; Defenses; ... Reverse engineering; Innocent infringement; Remedies; Protection for foreign works; Multiple forms : Selecting the appropriate form(s) of legal protection; Combining multiple forms of protection; ... Copyright and trade secret; Copyright and patent; Patent and trade secret; Semiconductor chip protection and other laws; Characteristics of different forms of legal protection; ... Protection of ideas; ... National uniformity; Suitability for widespread distribution; Foreign countries : Argentina : copyrights, trade secrets, patents, semiconductor chip protection; Australia : copyrights, trade secrets, semiconductor chip protection; Brazil : copyrights, trade secrets, patents; Canada : copyrights, trade secrets, patents, semiconductor chip protection, trademarks, multiple forms of protection; France : copyrights, trade secrets, patents, semiconductor chip protection; Israel : copyrights, trade secrets, patents, semiconductor chip protection, multiple forms of protection; Japan : copyrights, patents, unfair competition prevention law, contract law, and other means of protection, semiconductor chip protection; Philippines : copyrights, technology transfer, patents, semiconductor chip protection, multiple forms of protection; Switzerland : copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition, semiconductor chip protection, multiple forms of protection; Taiwan : copyrights, trade secrets, patents, semiconductor chip protection; Uruguay : copyrights, trade secrets.
To be updated by supplements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Washington, D.C. : Bureau of National Affairs, c1989-

English