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What is the Impact of Software Patent Shifts?: Evidence from Lotus v. Borland
The authors examine the reduction of software copyright protection in the Lotus v. Borland decision. Evidence shows that the firms affected by the diminution of copyright protection disproportionately accelerated their patenting in subsequent years.
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