Copyright v. Patent &ndash; The Great Software Debate

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Copyright v. Patent – The Great Software Debate

11 October 2012

In India, where software has traditionally been protected under copyright law, patent protection is viewed as a trade-off between the need to encourage innovation and the necessary evil of allowing a temporary monopoly to the innovator. Neeraj Dubey dives into the debate over which would be better.

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