The Blessing (or Bane) of Software Patents Published: Saturday, January 1, 1994 Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports Author(s) and Contributors: Author(s): Peter Burke Source(s) and Collection(s): Collection(s): Educom Review (Archives) Abstract Copyright protects only against copying; patents provide protection against systems that are created independently of the patented invention. Software companies are getting the message. Download Resources Access HTML