The next big software copyright case is before the Federal Circuit in the form of SAS Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Limited, Docket No. 21-1542. The litigation has substantial parallels to ...

Traditionally, software development companies have relied on intellectual property (IP) rights, including one or a combination of patents, copyrights, and trade secrets, to protect their software.

J. Alexander Hershey, John Hines Jr. It is not an understatement to say that the economy is powered by software. So when a decision comes down from the U.S. Supreme Court on the extent to which ...

The U.S. Copyright Office’s online database of copyright registrations reveals surprising omissions: Large and small software developers alike do not register ...

Gregory Aharonian has struck again. A well-known IP consultant and author of a widely read newsletter on patents, “PatNews,” Aharonian has been attacking the legitimacy of many software and ...

This week, the Federal Circuit is hearing oral arguments in an important software copyright case, SAS Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Ltd., Docket No. 21-1542. The SAS is an important follow-on ...

On October 17, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a ruling, stating that the use of ‘Cheat Software’—provided it only temporarily alters variables in the system’s memory—is ...

CDT is taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Copyright Week takes on ...

One of the many things AI is doing is make us confront and attempt to clarify many of our concepts: What does it mean to code? What does it mean to be conscious? Where is the boundary between ...

“In the interest of avoiding the appearance of impropriety, [most judges] insist that exam computers be fully disconnected, and in doing so, they are making software IP litigation more arbitrary and ...