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Performance Rights For Software, Mark Perry, Stephen M. Watt
Performance Rights For Software, Mark Perry, Stephen M. Watt
Law Publications
As we use software in increasingly varied contexts, the concept of a software license has become progressively more complex. Software is embedded in devices that do not obviously resemble computers. Web services make software on one computer available to anyone with internet access. An individual may use several computers over the course of the day so the concept of a node locked or individual license is no longer clear. How should time based and single use and consumptive licenses be governed and interact? This paper examines how these and other issues in software licensing can be seen as instances of …
Verifiable Electronic Voting System: An Open Source Solution, Halina Kaminski, Mark Perry
Verifiable Electronic Voting System: An Open Source Solution, Halina Kaminski, Mark Perry
Computer Science Publications
Elections, referenda and polls are vital processes for the operation of a modern democracy. They form the mechanism for transferring power from citizens to their representatives. Although some commentators claim that the pencil-and-paper systems used in countries such as Canada and UK are still the best method of avoiding voterigging, recent election problems, and the need for faster, better, cheaper vote counting, have stimulated great interest in managing the election process through the use of electronic voting systems. While computer scientists, for the most part, have been warning of the possible perils of such action, vendors have forged ahead with …
Floss As Democratic Principle, Mark Perry, Brian Fitzgerald
Floss As Democratic Principle, Mark Perry, Brian Fitzgerald
Law Publications
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