Legal issues in knowledge-based software engineering

Author

Lowry, David D. ; Lowry, Michael R.

Author_Institution

Daniel Bourque Law Offices, Manchester, NH, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

12-15 Nov 1995

Firstpage

61

Lastpage

69

Abstract

KBSE systems are maturing into viable software development environments. As KBSE systems are deployed into real-world use, legal issues of intellectual property rights and liability will play an increasing role in shaping the industry. The paper develops a conceptual framework for the legal issues affecting intellectual property rights and liability of KBSE systems. The epistemological status of KBSE might lead to a breakdown in current interpretations of property rights for ideas implemented in software. Furthermore, KBSE artifacts might themselves become agents of invention, leading to further dilemmas of ownership. In contrast, KBSE could lead to less uncertainty in liability associated with software engineering. This would occur by formalizing the artifacts, interfaces, and processes of the software life cycle

Keywords

DP industry; industrial property; knowledge based systems; product liability; programming environments; artifacts; epistemological status; formalization; intellectual property rights; interfaces; invention agents; knowledge-based software engineering; legal issues; liability; ownership; software development environments; software life cycle; Electric breakdown; Environmental economics; Government; Instruments; Intellectual property; Law; Legal factors; Protection; Software engineering; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Knowledge-Based Software Engineering Conference, 1995 .Proceedings., 10th

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1068-3062

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7204-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/KBSE.1995.490120

Filename

490120