01938nam a2200373Ia 4500 ebr10120605 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050919s2006 dcua sb 001 0 eng d 2005027332 0815797958 0815749422 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)66384716 K1519.C6 .K54 2006eb Klemens, Ben. Math you can't use [electronic resource] : patents, copyright, and software / Ben Klemens. Math you cannot use Math you can not use Ma+h you can't use Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2006. ix, 181 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-170) and index. Introduction -- Optimal breadth -- From equations to software -- Patenting math -- Profiting from overbroad patents -- The decentralized software market -- Interoperability -- Protecting text -- Policy recommendations. "Gathering persepectives from law, computer science, mathematics, and economics, examines the intellectual property issues surrounding computer software and suggests how patents might accommodate the unique structure of code and copyright for software could be more effectively implemented"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Intellectual property. Intellectual property United States. Computer software Law and legislation. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10120605 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 111601 111601