Data and Information as Property

Holmes, Neville (2004) Data and Information as Property. Computer, 37 (5). 92, 90-91. ISSN 0018-9162

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org//10.1109/MC.2004.1297256

Abstract

This essay reviews the history and nature of copyright and patent law and its application to digital technology, explaining that copyright relates to data and patents to information, traditionally industrial information. Some implications of the effects on intellectual property law of the enlargement of digital technology are canvassed.

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Additional Information:	A more formal version of this essay was published as essay 1.6 in the author's book "Computers and People" (Wiley, 2006). This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Copyright 2004 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
Keywords:	copyright, patent law, intellectual property, data, information, digital technology
Subjects:	280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280300 Computer Software 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390114 Intellectual Property
ID Code:	1405
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	18 Jul 2007
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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