Math You Can't Use: Patents, Copyright, and Software

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Brookings Institution Press Washington,D.C. MA+H YOU CAN’T USE Patents,Copyright,and Software Ben Klemens 00-4942-2 FM 10/27/05 3:09 PM Page iii THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to research, education, and publication on important issues of domestic and foreign policy. Its principal purpose is to bring the highest quality independent research and analysis to bear on current and emerging policy problems. Interpretations or conclusions in Brookings publications should be understood to be solely those of the authors. Copyright © 2006 THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 www.brookings.edu All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data Klemens, Ben. Math you can’t use : patents, copyright, and software / Ben Klemens. p. cm. Summary: “Gathering persepectives from law, computer science, mathematics, and economics, examines the intellectual property issues surrounding computer software and suggests how patents might accommodate the unique structure of code and copyright for software could be more effectively implemented”—Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-4942-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8157-4942-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Intellectual property. 2. Intellectual property—United States. 3. Computer software—Law and legislation. I. Title. K1519.C6.K54 2005 346.04'8—dc22 2005027332 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials: ANSI Z39.48-1992. Typeset in Sabon Composition by R. Lynn Rivenbark Macon, Georgia Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia 00-4942-2 FM 10/27/05 3:09 PM Page iv ...