Intellectual Property, Computer Software and the Open Source Movement.

Provides background on the open source movement in the software industry; reviews intellectual property laws, including copyrights, patents, and trade secrets; and assesses potential conflicts between open source software and intellectual property rights. Discusses possible legislative issues and ap...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Copyright. Law. Patents. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on the open source movement in the software industry; reviews intellectual property laws, including copyrights, patents, and trade secrets; and assesses potential conflicts between open source software and intellectual property rights. Discusses possible legislative issues and approaches.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.