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Legal Protection Of Computer Programs In The United Kingdom, Timothy S. Bishop
Legal Protection Of Computer Programs In The United Kingdom, Timothy S. Bishop
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The computer software and firmware industries spend an enormous sum of money each year on the development of new programs. Developing, marketing and maintaing an individual program may involve a substantial investment. A potential for profit obviously exists if a successful program can be copied, thereby saving development and other related expenses, or if a copmuter user can run a program wihtout paying the usual fees to its owner. It is hardly surprising that considerable attention is now being focused on the means by which owners may secure legal protection against the copying or unauthorized use of their programs.
A Comparative Study Of British Barristers And American Legal Practice And Education, Marilyn J. Berger
A Comparative Study Of British Barristers And American Legal Practice And Education, Marilyn J. Berger
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The conduct of a trial in England is undeniably an impressive undertaking. Costume alone transports the viewer to Elizabethan times. Counsel and judges, bewigged and gowned, appear in a cloistered, regal setting, strewn with leather-bound books. Brightly colored ribbons of red, green, yellow and white, rather than metal clips and staples fasten the legal papers. After comparison with the volatile atmosphere and often unruly conduct of a trial in a United States courtroom it is natural to assume that the British model of courtroom advocacy provides an instructive model for its American counterpart.