1567201407 9781567201406 alk. paper 9780313370472 electronic book 0313370478 electronic book
Alternate Call Number
G 272 NIC.I
Summary
Since the introduction of personal computers, software has emerged as a driving force in the global economy and a major industry in its own right. The U.S. government has reversed its prior policy against software patents and is now issuing thousands of such patents each year, provoking heated controversy among programmers, lawyers, scholars, and software companies. This book is the first to step outside of the highly-polarized debate and examine the current state of the law, its suitability to the realities of software development, and its implications for day-to-day software development.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Algorithms, Inventions, and Software; 3. Software Patent Examples; 4. The Software Patent Controversy; 5. A Proposal for Change: SDKR; 6. Recommendations for Software Developers; 7. What Is Programming?; 8. Crisis of the Patent Paradigm; References; Index.