Title :
Recent developments in copyright law
Author :
Ben-Yehuda, R. ; Johnston, R.L.
Author_Institution :
Blanc Gilburne Williams & Johnston, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
Feb. 29 1988-March 3 1988
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1988.4888
