The Ontology of Cyberspace

副标题: Philosophy, Law, and the Future of Intellectual Property

ISBN: 9780812695373

作者: David R·Koepsell

出版社: Open Court

出版年: 2003-2

页数: 160

定价: USD 19.95

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

With the proliferation of computer software and media, controversies have arisen around copyright and patent law. This book is based on the idea that the cyberworld encompasses all computer-mediated phenomena. Koepsell proposes intellectual property protection to cope with the complexities of the virtual world, and argues that the subjects of patents and copyrights are essentially the same - they are all manmade, intentionally produced objects, and all "expressions" of some kind.