Intellectual property in internet software
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The Internet is an iconoclastic system which has introduced exciting new concepts in commerce and communications, whilst upsetting a number of traditional principles, including principles associated with intellectual property law. Intellectual property is a term coined to describe to the collective set of exclusive rights which creators can obtain for their works. The rights are provided by patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, circuit layouts and trade secrets, each of which are codified and administered by respective statutes, with the exception of trade secrets.
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