1st Edition
Interfaces On Trial Intellectual Property And Interoperability In The Global Software Industry
By Jonathan Band
Copyright 1995
396 Pages
by
Routledge
392 Pages
by
Routledge
392 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents the history of one of the key debates in the continuing effort to develop a legal framework for intellectual property rights in the burgeoning computer software industry. It is the first full account of the interoperability debate.
1. The Technology and Industry Contexts 2. The Intellectual Property Law Context 3. The Unprotectability of Interface Specifications 4. The Permissibility of Software Reverse Engineering 5. The EC Software Directive and Its Progeny 6. The Interoperability Debate in Japan 7. The Next Frontiers 8. Conclusion
Biography
Jonathan Band (A.B. Harvard, J.D. Yale Law) is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Morrison & Foerster. His areas of practice include intellectual property law and administrative litigation.
Masanobu Katoh (LL.B. Tokyo, LL.M. Michigan Law) is the General Manager of the Washington, D.C. office of Fujitsu Limited, Japan's largest computer company.
