My book on software intellectual property, a labor of love (and hate) for the last two years, has just been published by Prentice-Hall. The book is intended for several different audiences including computer scientists, computer programmers, business managers, lawyers, engineering consultants, expert witnesses, and high-tech entrepreneurs. Some chapters give easy-to-understand explanations of intellectual property concepts including copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. Other chapters are highly mathematical treatments describing quantitative ways of comparing and measuring software and software IP. The first chapter of the book outlines which chapters are most important for the different audiences.

Overall the book covers the following topics:

• Key concepts of software intellectual property
• Comparing and correlating source code for signs of theft or infringement
• Uncovering signs of copying in object code when source code is inaccessible
• Tracking malware and third-party code in applications
• Using software clean rooms to avoid IP infringement
• Understanding IP issues associated with patents, open source, and DMCA

You can purchase your copy from Amazon.com here.