Started by Gio Wiederhold, 16 January 2000, updated Jan 16,23 2002..
The for protocols communication differ in terms of
Trade Secret: requires employee cooperation, difficulty in imitation
Patents: Originality, implemented idea, not obvious to people `versed in the state of the art'. Can be licensed.
Copyright: pertains to expression
Fair Use
Sonnny Bono Digital Millenium Act
Also covered in Prof. Armando Fox's Digital Dilemmmas course CS99R Fall 2000, per [Jake Kirsch].
Who is hurt when trade secrets / patents/copyrights are violated? How can damage be recovered?
What is appropriate when?
See work of Libraries , CS99I class notes.
See work of David Arulanantham , CS99I 1998
Their effectiveness differs in media, settings [ref World-wide Wireless magazine ~1910] (social, ubiquity, ...).
Who should get paid when copyrighted material is distributed: the source or/and: the broadcast service... ? [Napster, Gnutella]. More discussion needed.
Protecting minors versus First-amendment rights.
See COPA (Child Online Protection Act ) Commission material.
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