Geschreven Technologie. De hybriditeit van software versus het duale karakter van het intellectuele eigendomsrecht. (Written Technology: The Hybridity of Software versus the Dual Nature of Intellectual Property Rights)

Abstract

In my Master Thesis Written Technology: The Hybridity of Software versus the Dual Nature of Intellectual Property Rights I reflected on the hybridity of Software as a merger of culture and techology and the complexity of the legal protection of software. I reflected on the assumption of a dichotomy between culture and technology within Intellectual Property Rights which is represented by copyright and patent law. The research focuses on how a philosophical, ontological problem manifests itself in practical legal issues.