Intellectual Property and Open Source：A Practical Guide to Protecting Code
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- 出版社 O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- 出版时间 2008年7月
- ISBN 9780596517960
内容简介
ProductDescription"Clear,correct,anddeep,thisisawelcomeadditiontodiscussionsoflawandcomputingforanyone--evenlawyers!"--LawrenceLessig,ProfessorofLawatStanfordLawSchoolandfounderoftheStanfordCenterforInternetandSocietyIfyouworkininformationtechnology,intellectualpropertyiscentraltoyourjob--butdealingwiththecomplexitiesofthelegalsystemcanbemind-boggling.Thisbookisforanyonewhowantstounderstandhowthelegalsystemdealswithintellectualpropertyrightsforcodeandothercontent.You'llgetaclearlookatintellectualpropertyissuesfromadeveloper'spointofview,includingpracticaladviceaboutsituationsyou'relikelytoencounter.Writtenbyanintellectualpropertyattorneywhoisalsoaprogrammer,IntellectualPropertyandOpenSourcehelpsyouunderstandpatents,copyrights,trademarks,tradesecrets,andlicenses,withspecialfocusontheissuessurroundingopensourcedevelopmentandtheGPL.Thisbookanswersquestionssuchas:Howdoopensourceandintellectualpropertyworktogether?Whatarethemostimportantintellectualproperty-relatedissueswhenstartingabusinessoropensourceproject?Howshouldyouhandlecopyright,licensingandotherissueswhenacceptingapatchfromanotherdeveloper?Howcanyoupursueyourownideaswhileworkingforsomeoneelse?Whatpartsofapatentshouldbereviewedtoseeifitappliestoyourwork?Whenisyourideaatradesecret?Howcanyoureverseengineeraproductwithoutgettingintotrouble?Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhenchoosinganopensourcelicenseforyourproject?Mostlegalsourcesaretooscattered,tooarcane,andtoohardtoread.IntellectualPropertyandOpenSourceisafriendly,easy-to-followoverviewofthelawthatprogrammers,systemadministrators,graphicdesigners,andmanyotherswillfindessential.
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