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Intellectual Property
Rights
An Overview of Laws, Licenses and Copyright Protection
A Presentation by Team 9
Perhaps the Greatest Team Ever to Exist…EVER!
Cole Hoosier, Alex Stampbach, Leanne Gray,
Ryan Hannebaum, Matthew Cook
Intellectual Property
Laws
Intellectual Property
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an umbrella term for various legal
entitlements which attach to certain types
of information, ideas, or other intangibles
in their expressed form
Software Copyright Infringement
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Several different types
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Creating a copy for resale
“Bulletin board” sharing
“Softlifting”
Unauthorized copying as ethical choice
Existing and proposed laws
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TRIPS
EULA
UCITA
The Scope of the Problem
Rank
Product
Value
1
Marijuana
141.80 Billion
2
Counterfeit Technology Products
100 Billion
3
Cocaine
70.45 Billion
4
Opium/Heroin
64.82 Billion
5
Pirated Web Videos
60 Billion
6
Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Drugs
40 Billion
7
Pirated Software
34 Billion
8
Human Trafficking
32 Billion
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Amphetamines/Meth
28.25 Billion
10
Animals and Wildlife Smuggling
20 Billion
http://www.havocscope.com/products.htm
Attempts to Stop the Problem
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Genuine Microsoft Software Tools
(http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/windows/default.mspx)
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Genuine copies allow users to get updates
“Customers who purchase counterfeit
products could find they are missing key
elements, such as user manuals, product
keys, certificates of authenticity and even
software code. They may also find that the
counterfeit software contains viruses or does
not work as well as the genuine product
does.” (Microsoft Product Activation FAQ)
Software Distribution
Freeware
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Software is free to use
No limitations are placed on the program
Author may *ask* for donations, but won’t
demand them
Examples: Vim, several flash-type games
Shareware
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use is completely free
product is not fully functional unless
"unlocked“
Unlocking usually is by entering a key that
is purchased
Example: WinZip
Demoware
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Type of shareware
Feature set of the software is limited in
some manner
Examples: Can’t save state or program
halts after 15 minutes
Licensing
Mi casa es su casa?
GNU General Public License
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Source is available
“Copyleft”
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Lesser (or Library) GPL
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Uses copyright laws to ensure that modified
versions retain the same freedoms
Can be linked into non-GPL program
Example: most software for Linux
BSD-style Licenses
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Closer to public domain than GPL
Has been called “copycenter”
Allows proprietary commercial use, and for
the software released under the license to
be incorporated into proprietary
commercial products
Example: NetBSD
MIT License
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Very (very) similar to the BSD-style
licenses
Example: X11 for Linux
Copyright Protection
Security – Software
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Validation
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Key checks
Registration
Limitations
Validation
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Making the software legal
Verifying the user has the proper rights to
use the software
Key checks
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Software requires you to enter a product
key
Software will not function without a valid
key
Only given a valid key when you purchase
the software
Key checks
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Bnetd project
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Free online community
Distributed open source code
Bnetd allowed users to create chat rooms,
connect to other users, and play games
Blizzard uses battle.net but uses CD key
checks
Blizzard sued them because they didn’t check
authenticity to the game
CD Cracks
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CD crack codes can get around key checks
Eliminate the use of a CD
Registration
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Some products require you to register the
product
Registration can be used as a validation
technique
You have to have a registration to get
updates
Limitations
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File Sharing
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Peer to Peer (P2P)
Improve existing software
Protection Through Documents
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Passwords
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Dials
Manuals
“Bottom of Page 6”
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Vital Information
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Manual contains data necessary to use
software
Protection Through Hardware
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Dongles – 1980’s
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USB keys, Parallel
Implementations
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Check for Dongle’s presence
Store key parts of Program on Dongle
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CD Check
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Lenslok
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Hold a Prism up to Screen
www.zock.com
Protection Through People
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“Honor System”
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Software reminds you that the free trial is
over
Propaganda
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Shorts before Movies
Posters
Fake MP3 files in Sharing Networks
Questions?