• DocumentCode
    1019075
  • Title

    Disassembling object code: a misdeed

  • Author

    Stern, Richard H.

  • Author_Institution
    Graham & James, Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    2
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    It is a settled rule of US, Japanese, and European copyright law that the copyright laws do not protect ideas embodied in a copyrighted work. Rather, copyright law protects only the way ideas are expressed in words, drawings, and the like. Applying this body of law to disassembly of object code in a ROM, diskette, or tape may be problematical. A trade secret case (or breach of contract case) could act as an effective substitute for a copyright infringement action.<>
  • Keywords
    industrial property; legislation; program diagnostics; European copyright law; ROM; breach of contract; copyright infringement; diskette; expression of ideas; misdeed; object code disassembly; tape; trade secret; Boats; Books; Circuits; Intellectual property; Lamps; Patent law; Poles and zeros; Protection; Transfer functions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Micro, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1732
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/40.259890
  • Filename
    259890
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1019075