Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting
Code (c) by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
The type of the release is: eBook
In the PDF format with ISBN: 0596517963 and Pub Date: July 01, 2008
The size of the release is: 02 disks x 2.88mb
And released on: 08/26/2008
ú-ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ--ú
"Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of
law and computing for anyone -- even lawyers!" -- Lawrence Lessig,
Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Stanford
Center for Internet and Society If you work in information technology,
intellectual property is central to your job -- but dealing with the
complexities of the legal system can be mind-boggling. This book is for
anyone who wants to understand how the legal system deals with
intellectual property rights for code and other content. You'll get a
clear look at intellectual property issues from a developer's point of
view, including practical advice about situations you're likely to
encounter. Written by an intellectual property attorney who is also a
programmer, Intellectual Property and Open Source helps you understand
patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licenses, with
special focus on the issues surrounding open source development and the
GPL. This book answers questions such as:
How do open source and intellectual property work together? What are the
most important intellectual property-related issues when starting a
business or open source project? How should you handle copyright,
licensing and other issues when accepting a patch from another
developer? How can you pursue your own ideas while working for someone
else? What parts of a patent should be reviewed to see if it applies to
your work? When is your idea a trade secret? How can you reverse
engineer a product without getting into trouble? What should you think
about when choosing an open source license for your project?
Most legal sources are too scattered, too arcane, and too hard to
read.Intellectual Property and Open Source is a friendly, easy-to-follow
overview of the law that programmers, system administrators, graphic
designers, and many others will find essential.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0596517963/
