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Copyright in Software and Data
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 February 2016
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The advent of a new brand of intellectual creativity, which followed developments in computer technology, created a considerable body of proprietory interests in computer software and data. There was therefore a search for legal instruments to provide protection against unauthorized exploitation of the intellectual property in them.
Several legal paths were attempted: contractual protection, patent law, trade secrets law and copyright. Of these, the current opinion is that copyright law is the most suitable instrument to protect rights in software and data.
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- Erwin S. Shimron Memorial International Symposium: The Computer And The Law
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