Interfaces On Trial
Intellectual Property And Interoperability In The Global Software Industry
1st Edition
Published on 18. April 2019
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-0-367-01698-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the history of one of the key debates in the continuing effort to develop a legal framework for intellectual property rights in the burgeoning computer software industry. It is the first full account of the interoperability debate-the controversy over the protectability of interface specifications and the permissibility of
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 145 mm
Weight
890 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-01698-2 (9780367016982)
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Interfaces On Trial
Intellectual Property And Interoperability In The Global Software Industry
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Interfaces On Trial
Intellectual Property And Interoperability In The Global Software Industry
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Jonathan Band
Interfaces On Trial
Intellectual Property And Interoperability In The Global Software Industry
E-Book
03/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
€59.49
Available for download
Person
Jonathan Band (A.B. Harvard, J.D. Yale Law) is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Morrison & Foerster. His areas of practice include intellectual property law and administrative litigation.
Masanobu Katoh (LL.B. Tokyo, LL.M. Michigan Law) is the General Manager of the Washington, D.C. office of Fujitsu Limited, Japan's largest computer company.
Masanobu Katoh (LL.B. Tokyo, LL.M. Michigan Law) is the General Manager of the Washington, D.C. office of Fujitsu Limited, Japan's largest computer company.
Content
Introduction -- The Technology and Industry Contexts -- The Intellectual Property Law Context -- The Unprotectability of Interface Specifications -- The Permissibility of Software Reverse Engineering -- The EC Software Directive and Its Progeny -- The Interoperability Debate in Japan -- The Next Frontiers -- Table of Authorities