DocumentCode
3272252
Title
Recent developments in copyright law
Author
Ben-Yehuda, R. ; Johnston, R.L.
Author_Institution
Blanc Gilburne Williams & Johnston, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
Feb. 29 1988-March 3 1988
Firstpage
350
Lastpage
353
Abstract
The recent extension of copyright protection in two directions is examined. One court decision held that in addition to the literal code, copyright may protect the structure, sequence, or organization of a program. Also, several cases have protected the general ´concept and feel´ of the user interface. These decisions are discussed, as are other cases that are coming up. The uncertainty regarding the extent of the protection that remains, because the relevant cases are not particularly helpful guides for predicting how future cases will be decided, is considered.<>
Keywords
industrial property; legislation; concept and feel; copyright law; copyright protection; court decision; literal code; organization; program; sequence; structure; user interface; Aging; Algorithms; Dentistry; Displays; Laboratories; Protection; Statistical analysis; Synthetic aperture sonar; Testing; User interfaces;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Compcon Spring '88. Thirty-Third IEEE Computer Society International Conference, Digest of Papers
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-0828-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CMPCON.1988.4888
Filename
4888
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