An Exploration of the Ideologies of Software Intellectual Property: The Impact on Ethical Decision Making

This article helps to clarify and articulate the ideological, legal, and ethical attitudes regarding software as intellectual property (IP). Computer software can be viewed as IP from both ethical and legal perspectives. The size and growth of the software industry suggest that large profits are pos...

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Authors: McGowan, Matthew K. (Author) ; Stephens, Paul (Author) ; Gruber, Dexter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2007
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2007, Volume: 73, Issue: 4, Pages: 409-424
Further subjects:B Copyright
B computer ethics
B Intellectual Property
B Software
B open source advocate
B free software
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