From Communications of the ACM
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
Filippo Gualtiero Blancato| March 1, 2024
Considering the legal responsibilities of Internet intermediaries in the aftermath of the Stop Online Privacy Act controversy.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2012
A case before the European Court of Justice has significant implications for innovation and competition in the software industry.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2012
Reinstituting formalities — notice of copyright claims and registration requirements — could help address problems related to too many copyrights that last for...Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2011
Assessing the controversial results of a recent empirical study of the role of intellectual property in software startups.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2010
Considering the precedent that could be established by approval of the controversial Google book settlement.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court will narrow the universe of process innovations that can be patented to those that are "technological," but what will that mean for software...Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2010
How the U.S. Supreme Court's forthcoming decision in the Bilski v. Doll case is expected to affect existing and future software patents.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2009
Can you resell software even if the package says you can't? What are the implications for copyright law of the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous June 2008 decision...Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
Should patents confer power to restrict reuses and redistributions of products embodying the whole or essential parts of inventions?
Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008