# Software and patents: the law and its (ab)uses

- Institution: CERN
- Department: IT Lightning Talks (ITLT)
- Speaker: David MAZUR
- Year: 2015
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Law
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3012311)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Patents and software live on a tense footing: on the one hand, the law doesn't draw a clear line, and on the other hand, patents on computer-implemented inventions are frequently used in ways which hamper innovation. Are there any legitimate uses? How can abuses be addressed?.

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## Lectures

1. [Software and patents: the law and its (ab)uses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3012311/a29ea17e4236), 8 min (CERN's player)