@article{48163,
      recid = {48163},
      author = {Harison, Elad.},
      title = {Software intellectual property rights : economics and  policy analysis.},
      pages = {x, 203 pages ;},
      abstract = {The inclusion of software and algorithms in the scope of  patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the  proposed EC Directive on the Patentability of Computer  Implemented Inventions propelled an ongoing debate on the  contribution of patents to innovation and economic growth  This book examines the effects of intellectual propery  rights (IPRs), namely patents and copyrights, on innovation  and technical change in information technologies. It  provides new insights on the links between markets,  technologies and legislation by applying a variety of  empirical and analytical tools. The book explores how the  structure of ownership of U.S. software patents and the  quality of software patents have been affected by changes  in legislation. The success of the Open Source movement to  establish an alternative regime to IPRs is analyzed by  illuminating the economic rationale beyond it and how Open  Source can strategically be used by firms.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/48163},
}