This report examines changes in the patenting behavior of the software industry since the 1990s. It finds that most software firms still do not patent, most software patents are obtained by a few large firms in the software industry or in other industries, and the risk of litigation from...

The Russian government has been invading offices of media organizations and non-governmental organizations that are critical of state actions. Oftentimes, these raids occur under the guise of cracking down on the use of pirated Microsoft software by these organizations. The authorities, acting...

A software package of realization of mathematical models of pollutants transport in rivers is offered. This package is designed as a up-to-date convenient, reliable tool for specialists of various areas of knowledge such as ecology, hydrology, building, agriculture, biology, ichthyology and so...

An experimental study examined effects of knowledge map-based learning, a form of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI), on assisting novice users in acquiring software knowledge and skills. Fifty five subjects participated in this experimental study. Two classes of students in a webpage...

The phenomenon of unfair terms in mass-market contracts is widely acknowledged, as is the fictional nature of “assent” or “consent” to all but a few obvious terms, such as price and key product features. Although some still argue for facilitating choice through better disclosure and...

The conventional wisdom in Egypt examines the issue of intellectual property solely as a question of policing and enforcement. The high levels of protection indicated by the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights are unquestioningly assumed to be desirable. Policy...

While the concepts of lean production are frequently applied in service organizations there is little work that rigorously has examined implementing lean production in contexts other than manufacturing as well as lean production's impact on performance in these settings. In this paper we set out...

Public "Beta" launches have become a preferred route of entry into the markets for new software products and web site based services. While beta testing of novel products is nothing new, typically such tests were done by experts within firm boundaries. What makes public beta testing so...

This article analyzes the legal regulations applicable to contracts for the development of software and licensing software in terms of its characteristics and practices of recruitment, as well as their problems with regard to the formation of the consent, the validity of its provisions as...

India has the third largest pool of technical persons. Indian graduates have been acclaimed as good programmers and systems analysts by most of the advanced countries. Software development is one of the high growth sectors of economy. It is noticed that India's contribution in 1991-92 has been...