Title :
Software component licensing: a primer
Author :
Chavez, Andrea ; Tornabene, Catherine ; Wiederhold, Gio
Author_Institution :
Venture Law Group, USA
Abstract :
For developers to feel it worthwhile to invest in software components, both licensors and licensees must be fairly compensated for the time and resources invested in making and using such components. The authors suggest that properly framed software licensing agreements provide the vehicle for ensuring such compensation
Keywords :
contracts; industrial property; object-oriented programming; software reusability; intellectual property; object oriented programming; software components; software licensing agreements; software reuse; Costs; Displays; Intellectual property; Licenses; Protection; Software maintenance; Software performance; Software quality; Vehicles; Warranties;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
