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Chapter Number and Title: Chapter 6 – Intellectual Property Rights and Computer Technology
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1. Briefly state the main idea of this chapter.
This chapter discusses the foundations of intellectual property rights, and how computer technology has influenced and changed the traditional issues of property rights, in particular intellectual property rights.
2. List three important facts that the author uses to support the main idea: A. Intellectual property rights as they apply to computer products, services, and software. B. Ownership of intellectual property C. Domain, source and types, duration, and the strategies of protection. 3. What information or ideas discussed in this chapter are also discussed in readings from Annual Editions?
Many ideas discussed in this chapter were also discussed in the readings from Annual Editions. Much of unit 6 is focused on the dynamic between the unsteady pace of technology change and the law within the realm of intellectual property. In “The Yin and Yang of Copyright and Technology” the author describes many of things that led to the different copyright proposals and laws. In “The Online Copyright War: The Day the Internet Hit Back at Big Media” the author discusses the difficulties in protecting the rights of digital content creators.
List the Unit and Title(s) of the reading:
Unit 6: The Yin and Yang of Copyright and Technology
Unit 6: The Online Copyright War: The Day the Internet Hit Back at Big Media
4. List and briefly discuss one of the questions at the end of the chapter.
2. Why is it difficult to apply patent laws to software?
There are different reasons why it’s difficult to apply patent laws to software.
First, there is the requirement of software companies to disclose all the information pertaining to the application of the patents, which is a big issue for software companies. Second, many independent minded
Chapter Number and Title: Chapter 6 – Intellectual Property Rights and Computer Technology
Your Name:
Today's date:
1. Briefly state the main idea of this chapter.
This chapter discusses the foundations of intellectual property rights, and how computer technology has influenced and changed the traditional issues of property rights, in particular intellectual property rights.
2. List three important facts that the author uses to support the main idea: A. Intellectual property rights as they apply to computer products, services, and software. B. Ownership of intellectual property C. Domain, source and types, duration, and the strategies of protection. 3. What information or ideas discussed in this chapter are also discussed in readings from Annual Editions?
Many ideas discussed in this chapter were also discussed in the readings from Annual Editions. Much of unit 6 is focused on the dynamic between the unsteady pace of technology change and the law within the realm of intellectual property. In “The Yin and Yang of Copyright and Technology” the author describes many of things that led to the different copyright proposals and laws. In “The Online Copyright War: The Day the Internet Hit Back at Big Media” the author discusses the difficulties in protecting the rights of digital content creators.
List the Unit and Title(s) of the reading:
Unit 6: The Yin and Yang of Copyright and Technology
Unit 6: The Online Copyright War: The Day the Internet Hit Back at Big Media
4. List and briefly discuss one of the questions at the end of the chapter.
2. Why is it difficult to apply patent laws to software?
There are different reasons why it’s difficult to apply patent laws to software.
First, there is the requirement of software companies to disclose all the information pertaining to the application of the patents, which is a big issue for software companies. Second, many independent minded