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Legally Speaking: Copyright Implications of Emulation Programs: How emulation programs might be affected by new claims of copyright infringement.

The author opines on the copyright implications of computer programs designed to emulate other software. Claims of infringement in the case brought by software company SAS against the World Programming Ltd. company are examined along with rulings and appeals on the case. The history of emulation and...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 20 - 23
Main Author: Samuelson, Pamela
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Mar2022
Subjects:
Copyright
Computer software
Emulation software
Copyright infringement
History of computers
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The author opines on the copyright implications of computer programs designed to emulate other software. Claims of infringement in the case brought by software company SAS against the World Programming Ltd. company are examined along with rulings and appeals on the case. The history of emulation and copyright challenges thereto are reviewed.