Software and Intellectual Property Rights

Moreno Muffatto
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Moreno Muffatto: University of Padua, Italy

Chapter 2 in Open Source:A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2006, pp 23-47 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:What is Software?Why Do Intellectual Property Rights Exist?Types of IPR and How They are Applied to SoftwareCategories of SoftwareCopyright and Open Source Software LicensesOpen Source Software and Patents

Keywords: Open Source; Intellectual Property Rights; Virtual Communities; Software Development Models; New Business Models; Complex Adaptive Systems; Government Policy for Software; Open Content; Peer Production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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