"... In PAGE 5: ...iv List of Tables Table1 .... In PAGE 29: ... A key objective of this project was to establish the methods of protection that smaller companies were adopting to protect their products and creations. Table1 below summarizes the methods of IP protection identified. The answers were in response to the two questions: What methods do you use to protect your intellectual property? and Are you aware that copyright is automatic and protects software and... In PAGE 31: ...MEs. (See below for more on this.) Technical systems refer to the use of encryption, dongles, steganographic techniques, key diskettes, firewalls and passwords.78 As was noted in Table1 , more than half of the respondents use these systems. Several respondents, however, despite their use, acknowledged that such systems are generally too user unfriendly, and too complicated, 79 and curiously, were adopted as an act of faith.... In PAGE 71: ... Further analysis of the data obtained from the survey, revealed that 83 per cent of the SMEs either had never attempted to acquire a patent for their software-related inventions, or seldom did so. The results presented below in Table1 0, reveal three of primary reasons underpinning this course of action. They are: 1.... In PAGE 76: ... Again, as with the SMEs, the PROs appeared to be aware of the advantages and disadvantages that copyright protection offer. The data provided below in Table1 2, show that the representatives from the PROs believed copyright law to be less complicated than patent law, and were of the opinion that copyright offered a sufficient level of IP protection. Significantly, the latter two were regarded as being the most advantageous aspects of copyright protection.... In PAGE 81: ... This arguably, could be seen as raising some doubt about the extent to which we are in a pro-patent era. In terms of keeping SMEs and other organizations abreast of new developments in European patent policy, the findings of our survey suggest that a greater effort needs to be extended in this direction (see Table1 5). Only one-quarter of the participant SMEs surveyed support the view that the European Commission has been successful in keeping SMEs aware of IPR-related developments.... In PAGE 84: ... When taken together, the findings presented above, in Table 14 and Table 15, serve to strengthen our belief that there is a need to increase awareness levels among SMEs and PROs about the issue of software patenting. Specifically, the relatively high numbers of no opinion responses to Statements 1 and 4 in Table1 4, suggests that much more could be done by the European Commission to improve upon effective measures for informing SMEs and PROs of new developments in European patent policy developments, as well as other IPR-related developments. This, combined with the high rate of disagree and no opinion responses to all the statements listed in Table 15, provides a clear signal that more widely publicized efforts on awareness raising could be undertaken.... In PAGE 84: ... Specifically, the relatively high numbers of no opinion responses to Statements 1 and 4 in Table 14, suggests that much more could be done by the European Commission to improve upon effective measures for informing SMEs and PROs of new developments in European patent policy developments, as well as other IPR-related developments. This, combined with the high rate of disagree and no opinion responses to all the statements listed in Table1 5, provides a clear signal that more widely publicized efforts on awareness raising could be undertaken. Summary The analysis of the data obtained from our survey and follow-up interviews suggests that there is a real need to enhance awareness, among SMEs and PROs, of the issues associated with the patenting of computer software.... ..."

"... In PAGE 3: ... When the three basic requirements of fixation, originality and expression are met, the law provides a highly broad protection. Table1 summarizes the range of copyrightable works. Table 1.... ..."

"... In PAGE 3: ... When the three basic requirements of fixation, originality and expression are met, the law provides a highly broad protection. Table1 summarizes the range of copyrightable works. Table 1.... ..."

"... In PAGE 5: ... According to the figures published by the IIPA members and other trade associations, the US copyright industries continue to be one of the fastest growing segments of the US economy. The 1999 statistics in Table4 provides an indication of the weight of the copyright industries in the US economy9. ... ..."

"... In PAGE 5: ... According to the figures published by the IIPA members and other trade associations, the US copyright industries continue to be one of the fastest growing segments of the US economy. The 1999 statistics in Table4 provides an indication of the weight of the copyright industries in the US economy 9. ... ..."

"... In PAGE 3: ... It administers the copyright law, creates and maintains public records, and serves as a resource to the domestic and international copyright communities. Table2 shows some of the copyright milestones in the US for the last two centuries5,6,7: ... ..."

"... In PAGE 3: ... It administers the copyright law, creates and maintains public records, and serves as a resource to the domestic and international copyright communities. Table2 shows some of the copyright milestones in the US for the last two centuries5,6,7: ... ..."

"... In PAGE 4: ... It administers the copyright law, creates and maintains public records, and serves as a resource to the domestic and interna- tional copyright communities. Table2 shows some of the copyright milestones in the US for the last two centuries [54,1,25]. 3.... ..."