Computer Software and Intellectual Property

A report offering a review of existing intellectual property protection for computer softwear, protection of copyright, patents and trade secrets, a statement of current problems and the extent to which US legislature might solve them, and the view of industry and others in the computer community.

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Published by the Office of Technology Assessment, this report offers a review of existing intellectual property protection for computer softwear, protection of copyright, patents and trade secrets, a statement of current problems and the extent to which US legislature might solve them, and the view of industry and others in the computer community.