Bob Zeidman
Posts by Bob Zeidman
Clarifying the U.S. Approach to Copyright and Plagiarism
Copyright is one of the most important intellectual property rights for any individual in America. The power to grant protection of copyrights “by securing for limited Times …
Oracle v. Google: Protecting Software Development, Not Destroying It
Many articles are coming out about how the recent decision in Oracle America v. Google is going to destroy the ability to create and protect software in …
RPost Does Not Meet Any Definition of ‘Patent Troll’
RPost has been unfairly described as a patent troll. In fact, RPost is a privately held cybersecurity technology company that has been in operation since 2000. For at …
Facebook, Oculus, ZeniMax, and Nonliteral Copying of Code
So what about the ZeniMax v. Facebook case? While you read many reports that make fantastical claims, it is important to remember that software copyright has been …
Not Getting the Truth about the FBI, Apple, the San Bernardino Terrorists, and Hacking an iPhone
The FBI is not asking for a backdoor to the Apple iOS. Apple says that the FBI wants Apple to create a new version of the iOS …
Why Libertarians Should Support a Strong Patent System
Libertarians believe in property rights and government protection of those rights as one of the few necessary requirements of government. Ownership of property and free markets leads …
Software Forensics: Qualifying Tools and Experts Who Use Them
One of the big reasons there is such a need for software forensics is to interject objectivity into what is otherwise a battle of experts who are …
Software Forensics: Objectively Proving Infringement or Misappropriation
Software forensics is the examination of software for producing results in court. The objective of software forensics is to find evidence for a legal proceeding by examining …
Sloppy, Misleading Yale Paper Challenges University Patenting
Professor Love has concluded that universities do not earn returns on their investment in patents and at the same time concluded that more than half of all …
Fortune Magazine’s Unusual Position on Non-Practicing Entities
In a magazine with the name Fortune—devoted to capitalism and free markets—it is surprising to see an article that would promote closed markets and limited …
Setting the Record Straight: Patent Trolls vs. Progress
Mr. Kessler believes that Mr. Madison did not understand what he was doing or, at best, did not foresee the expense that patent litigation would involve in …
Will Congress Break the Internet?
We must find reasonable ways to stop infringement of intellectual property on the Internet. Such a solution must be fair to the victim of the infringement. It …
The Software IP Detective: Infringement Detection in a Nutshell
When copying has occurred, much of the code may have changed by the time it’s examined due to the normal development process or to disguise the …