Title :
Intellectual Property for Software (Re-)Engineers and Researchers: A Tutorial
Author :
German, Daniel M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Victoria, Victoria
Abstract :
The goal of this 3 hrs. tutorial is to introduce software engineers and researchers to the field of intellectual property (IP) as it applies to software engineering and reverse engineering. This tutorial is composed of three main components: software IP, IP legislation regarding software re- engineering, and the legal issues surrounding reuse of open source software.
Keywords :
computer science education; industrial property; legislation; public domain software; reverse engineering; software reusability; systems re-engineering; IP legislation; intellectual property; legal issue; open source software; reverse engineering; software IP; software reengineering; software reuse; Collaborative software; Intellectual property; Law; Legal factors; Legislation; Licenses; Open source software; Reverse engineering; Software engineering; Tutorial;
Conference_Titel :
Reverse Engineering, 2007. WCRE 2007. 14th Working Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3034-5
DOI :
10.1109/WCRE.2007.29
