Richard Nieva was a senior reporter for CNET News, focusing on Google and Yahoo. He previously worked for PandoDaily and Fortune Magazine, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, on ...

With the tightening of copyright enforcement, the profession of 'mobile Windows installers' (cai Win dao) has nearly vanished ...

Computer software should not be protected by copyright laws designed for music, literature and other creative works, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court in San Francisco.

The decision in Teradyne v. Astronics illustrates the potential strength of the fair use defense in software cases, even in those involving direct competitors. Last month, in an unpublished memorandum ...

In China, computer software is automatically protected under the Copyright Law upon its creation. This protection extends to both computer programs and their ...