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Do software copyrights protect what programs do?

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A case before the European Court of Justice has significant implications for innovation and competition in the software industry.

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 55, Issue 3
          March 2012
          106 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/2093548
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