Title :
Micro Law: a guardedly cheerful note-for a change [computer program copyright]
Author :
Stern, Richard H.
Author_Institution :
Olbon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Arlington, VA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The past and current trends in court decisions concerning computer programs and their copyrights are reviewed. The court decisions discussed are Whelan Associates Inc. vs. Jaslow Dental Laboratory Inc.; CADAM vs. Adra; CADAM vs. Adage; Lotus Development Corp. vs. Paperback Software International; Computer Associates International Inc. vs. Altai Inc.; Brown Bag Software vs. Symantec Corp.; Sega Enterprises Ltd. vs. Accolade Inc.; and Atari Games Corp. vs. Nintendo of America Inc
Keywords :
DP industry; industrial property; legislation; computer programs; copyrights; court decisions; Command languages; High performance computing; IEEE Press; IEEE publications; Labeling; Law; Legal factors; Protection; Software performance; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
