The Legal Guide to Developing, Protecting, and Marketing Software

The Legal Guide to Developing, Protecting, and Marketing Software
Author: Thomas J. Smedinghoff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1986-03-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The first one-volume collection of software law, this reference is written for non-lawyers, yet provides the detailed citations required by lawyers or others seeking further information. The Computer Software REference Manual explains the underlying legal concepts, such as copyright, trade secret, and trademark--and analyzes their impact on the software industry. Those involved in the development, protection or marketing of computer software will find this book a valuable source of easy to read and practical legal analysis. Includes an extensive appendix containing checklists, legal forms, and sample contracts.

Legal Guide to Web & Software Development

Legal Guide to Web & Software Development
Author: Stephen Fishman
Publisher: NOLO
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2007
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781413305326

For people in the software industry, failure to understand the tangle of complex rules governing software development and protection can cost thousands of dollars. This book is their salvation -- it covers everything they need to know about: § copyrights and trademarks § trade secrets and patent protection § employment agreements § working with independent contractors and employees § development, publishing and consulting agreements § multimedia development.Includes the step-by-step instructions and forms needed to register a software copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office. All contracts, agreements and legal forms are provided on a dual platform CD-ROM.

The Software Publishers Association Legal Guide to Multimedia

The Software Publishers Association Legal Guide to Multimedia
Author: Thomas J. Smedinghoff
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 682
Release: 1994
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Written by a specialist in the law of new technologies, this book explains the legal principles and procedures necessary to develop, protect, and market multimedia products. The book also shows how to enter into a contract for independent multimedia development and distribution. Disk includes template agreements.

Software Rights

Software Rights
Author: Gerardo Con Diaz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2019-10-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0300249322

A new perspective on United States software development, seen through the patent battles that shaped our technological landscape This first comprehensive history of software patenting explores how patent law made software development the powerful industry that it is today. Historian Gerardo Con Díaz reveals how patent law has transformed the ways computing firms make, own, and profit from software. He shows that securing patent protection for computer programs has been a central concern among computer developers since the 1950s and traces how patents and copyrights became inseparable from software development in the Internet age. Software patents, he argues, facilitated the emergence of software as a product and a technology, enabled firms to challenge each other’s place in the computing industry, and expanded the range of creations for which American intellectual property law provides protection. Powerful market forces, aggressive litigation strategies, and new cultures of computing usage and development transformed software into one of the most controversial technologies ever to encounter the American patent system.

Web & Software Development

Web & Software Development
Author: Stephen Fishman
Publisher: NOLO
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2004
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1413300871

For people in the Web or software industries, failure to understand the tangle of rules governing development and protection can cost thousands of dollars. This book covers everything they need to know about copyrights and trademarks, trade secrets and patent protections, contractors and employees, permission and linking agreements, as well as publishing, employment and consulting agreements. Step-by-step instructions and forms needed to register a software copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office. All contracts, agreements and legal forms are provided on a dual platform CD-ROM.

The IT / Digital Legal Companion

The IT / Digital Legal Companion
Author: Gene K. Landy
Publisher: Syngress
Total Pages: 1254
Release: 2008-08-13
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0080558828

The IT/Digital Legal Companion is a comprehensive business and legal guidance covering intellectual property for digital business; digital contract fundamentals; open source rules and strategies; development, consulting and outsourcing; software as a service; business software licensing, partnering, and distribution; web and Internet agreements; privacy on the Internet; digital multimedia content clearance and distribution; IT standards; video game development and content deals; international distribution; and user-created content, mash-ups, MMOGs, and web widgets. Chapters deal with topics such as copyrights on the Internet, for software protection and around the world; trademarks and domain names; patents and digital technology companies; trade secrets and non-disclosure agreements; confidentiality, rights transfer, and non-competition agreements for employees; introduction to digital product and service contracts; a pragmatic guide to open source; IT services - development, outsourcing, and consulting; beta test agreements; commercial end-user agreements; terms of use for web sites and online applications; privacy and use of personal data; digital technology standards - opportunities, risks, and strategies; content for digital media; and deals in the web and mobile value chains. This book is intended for executives, entrepreneurs, finance and business development officers; technology and engineering officers; marketers, licensing professionals, and technology professionals; in-house counsel; and anyone else that deals with software or digital technology in business. Comprehensive Business and Legal Guidance including * Securing Intellectual Property for Digital Business * Digital Contract Fundamentals * Open Source Rules and Strategies * Development, Consulting and Outsourcing * Software as a Service * Business Software Licensing, Partnering, and Distribution * Web and Internet Agreements * Privacy on the Internet * Digital Multimedia Content Clearance and Distribution * IT Standards * Video Game Development and Content Deals * International Distribution * User-Created Content, Mash-Ups, MMOGs, and Web Widgets * And Much More Key Features: * Up-to-the-Moment Legal Guide * In Plain English * Includes 38 Contract and Web Forms in the Book

Byte

Byte
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1352
Release: 1987
Genre: Minicomputers
ISBN: