Copyright protection for computer programs

Copyright Protection for Electronic Publishing over Computer Networks

The increased availability of computers, printers and high-speed networks could make electronic publishing a reality. One of the major technical and economic challenges faced by electronic publishing is that of preventing individuals from easily copying and illegally distributing electronic documents. In this paper, we explore the use of cryptographic protocols to discourage the distribution of...

Copyright: a Too Strong Protection Policy for Computer Software?

Copyright: a Too Strong Protection Policy for Computer Software?

Recent Developments in Copyright and Patent Protection of Computer Software

The law of Singapore has yet to deal with any of the new and difficult issues peculiar to the protection of intellectual property rights in computer programs, but it is probably only a matter of time before it does. When that time comes, we shall have the luxury of being able to learn from the experience of other jurisdictions. It is proposed in this article to briefly identify the major legal ...

Copyright Protection for Intellectual Property

Intellectual property takes several forms, the most important of which are patents, copyrights, and trade rights. Patents protect inventions. One can patent methods and processes, new varieties of plants, and (more weakly) designs. The VSI alliance proposed the usage of the three approaches for proper protection of IP designs. The detection approach directly interacts with the VLSI design, and ...