Literature Review范文格式：Software Protection in Europe
Journals/Articles
Beresford K, “Software Protection in Europe and the UK: Patenting v Copyright”
(1997), Copyright World, May, pp 31-35.
- These articles, discuss the lack of software protection in the US. It will be useful background reading for the introduction chapter.
Bainbridge D, “The scope of copyright protection for computer programs” (1995),
The Modern Law Review, pp 591-599.
- This article is useful for Chapter 2, as it debates the uncertainty in the UK surrounding the scope of protection provided and the tests to be applied in judging substantial similarity and infringement.
Chahil R, “Software Patents: Has Fujitsu taken us any further forward” (1997),
Patent World, September 1997, pp 15-18.
- Chahil discusses development of semiconductors and considerers them as an additional form of computer program protection. This is relevant reading for Chapter 5 on semiconductors.
Duncan S, “Software and Copyright A Question of Function” (1997), New
Zealand, February, pp 47-51.
- This article is written from an objective view and outlines why we need to protect computer software with a look at how consumers and industry are affected. This is helpful as it provides a nice outline which will be useful as background for the introduction.
Grewal M, “Copyright Protection of Computer Software” (1996), European Intellectual Property Review, 8, pp 454-446.
- Grewal debates why we should learn from the US; he examines different ideas about patients and the scope of protection in the US and gives proposals for reform. His findings can therefore be analysed in the projects conclusion.
Molyneaux M, “Patenting software related invention in the UK” (1999), Computer
Technology Law Review, January, pp 11-15.
- This is useful background reading for Chapter 3 as the writer discuss the nature of patentable invention including arguments for and against patents for computer software. The article also outlines important cases in this field.
Trzyna K, “Patent Protection for Computer Programs: Scientific Wisdom of US
Law Turnabout Tolls the Bell for World” (2000), pp 12-20.
- This article discuss the technical and business methods of patent’s in the US, including the Fujitsu application. This again will ‘contribute’ to
Chapter 3 which deals with: Patentability of computer-program related inventions in UK and US.
Books
Hodkinson K, Protecting and Exploring New Technologies and Designs, E &FN Spon,1987.
- Hodkinson K, discusses future developments and forecasts the new Technologies; these ‘new’ concepts can be discussed in the Conclusion.
Laddie, H. Prescott P. and Victoria M, The Modern Law of Copyright and Designs,#p#分页标题#e#
2nd ed, Butterworths 1995.
- The author goes into depth regarding elements of the law of confidentiality including a confidence comparison with patents and copyrights; this is useful information to analyze in Chapter 4
http://www.ukthesis.org/Thesis_Tips/Reference/Literature_Review/Tapper C, Handbook of UK software Law, 2nd ed, Claredon, 1995.
- * These articles debate the current legal protection and ‘lack of’ such protection at the present moment in time. Current measures then be criticized and compared to the US equivalent.
Internet
www.fast.org.uk, The Bulletin for Corporate Members of FAST.
www.uspto.gov, Mellor C.
www.times.com, The US Times.
www.usa.ft.com, The Financial Times.
- These websites are a useful tool to obtain up to date recent developments including: Cases, Statutes and Reports. Many journals can be found online through the University search tools. This will also be a useful source to obtain information from the US.
