For our project, Mike M and I decided to write a paper about source code disclosure in software patents. Specifically, we wanted to explore whether or not the law as it stood required source code disclosure, and, if not, whether or not it should do so. Our paper attacks the issue from many angles, and includes a look at both the normative and legal issues surround the question, as well as an in-depth analysis of one particular software patent in light of this topic. You can read our paper, which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License, here.

In the course of our research, there were a few court cases which seemed particularly important to our topic, and none of them had Wikipedia articles. Being good citizens of the internet, we figured we’d go ahead and write articles on them. You can find our three articles here, here, and here. We both really enjoyed this class, and wish everyone else a great summer!