Abstract
I. Introduction
II. The Economic Case ... A. Benefits and Costs of Patent and Copyright Systems ... B. Induced- and Noninduced-Inventions/Works of Authorship ... C. Excessive Inducement ... D. Patent/Copyright Interface ... E. Summary
III. The General Case ... A. Anti-Patent Sentiment ... B. Laws of Nature and Definition of Process ... 1. Basic Issues ... 2. Infringement by Thinking: "Mechanomorphic" View of the Brain ... 3. Perceived Models of the Patent System ... 4. The Service Economy: Methods of Doing Business … C. Algorithms as Liberal Arts ... D. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc ... E. The Industry Position ... F. Generic Anti-Patent Arguments ... G. Sui Generis Advocacy
IV. Conclusion
Recommended Citation
A. Samuel Oddi,
An Uneasier Case for Copyright Than for Patent Protection of Computer Programs,
72 Neb. L. Rev.
(1993)
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