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...

This paper will describe the drafting history of the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts, with particular attention to the extent of consumer and public-interest group representation in the process. The drafting process, I will argue, did not take adequate stock of problems identified in...

Open Source software, developed by a community of mostly volunteers programmers and available on the web free of charge, offers important opportunities to software firms. The availability of such free productive factor, in fact, cuts the development costs and, consequently, lowers the barriers...

People are the most important resource of a Software Company. Software companies especially have always had to compete for the best and brightest. Facing growing competition for the talent they need, they work harder and longer at keeping their best, developing skills internally, and always on...

Bei der Bearbeitung von ad-hoc Tätigkeiten am kollaborativen Arbeitsplatz ist häufig der Zugriff auf eine größere Anzahl von Dokumenten notwendig, die verteilt über verschiedene Repositories vorliegen. Bei der Aktivitäts-zentrischen Organisation und Strukturierung dieser Dokumente wird der...