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Chapter 12 –  Legal Framework for Protecting Intellectual Property in the Field of Computing and Computer Software
     William Zucker
     Scott J. Nathan

Chapter Contents:

   12.1    The United States Approach
   12.1.1    Concept of Proprietary Rights
   12.1.2    Copyright Law and Software
   12.1.2.1    Formulas
   12.1.2.2    First Sale
   12.1.2.3    Fair Use
   12.1.2.4    Derivative Works
   12.1.2.5    Copyright and the Issue of "Look and Feel" for Software Products
   12.1.2.6    Digital Millennium Copyright Act
   12.1.2.7    Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984
   12.1.2.8    Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986
   12.1.3    Patent Protection
   12.2    Application Internationally
   12.2.1    Brief Overview
   12.2.2    Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
   12.2.2.1    Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Trade Secrets
   12.2.2.2    Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright
   12.2.2.3    Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Patents
   12.2.2.4    Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Anticompetitive Restrictions
   12.2.2.5    Remedies and Enforcement Mechanisms
   12.3    Piracy
   12.3.1    The Marketplace
   12.3.2    Authorized Use
   12.3.2.1    Database Protection
   12.3.2.2    Applications of Transformative and Fair Use
   12.3.2.3    Internet Hosting and File Distribution
   12.3.2.4    Web Crawlers and Fair Use
   12.3.2.5    File Sharing
   12.3.3    Authorized Access
   12.3.3.1    Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and "Without Authorization."
   12.3.3.2    Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Circumvention of Technological Protection
   12.4    Damages
   12.5    Conclusion
   12.6    Notes

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