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Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-434) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
I. Introduction; II. Software; III. Intellectual property; IV. Source code differentiation; V. Source code correlation; VI. Object and source/object code correlation; VII. Source code cross-correlation; VIII. Detecting software IP THEFT and infringement; IX. Miscellaneous topics; X. Conclusion: past, present, and future.
pt. 1. Introduction About this book Intellectual property crime pt. 2. Software Source code Object code and assembly code Scripts, intermediate code, macros and systhesis primitives pt. 3. Intellectual property Coprights Patents Trade secrets Software forensics pt. 4. Source code differentation Theory Implementation Applications pt. 5. Source code correlation Software plagiarism detection Source code characterization Theory Implementation Applications pt. 6. Object and sourcce/Object code correlation Theory, implementation and applications pt. 8. Detecting software IP theft and infringement Detecting copyright infringement Detecting patent infringement Detecting trade secret theft pt. 9. Miscellaneous topics Implementing a software clean room Open source software Digital Millennium copyright act pt. 10. Conclusion:past, present, and future.