JUDICIAL UNDERSTANDING OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: THE CASE OF THE WOMBAT ROM.

R. A. Clarke

doi:10.1093/comjnl/31.1.25

JUDICIAL UNDERSTANDING OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: THE CASE OF THE WOMBAT ROM.

R. A. Clarke^*

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School of Computing

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In May 1986, the High Court of Australia handed down its judgment in an important software copyright case. This paper analyses the judgment, and assesses the understanding of computing shown by the nine judges who were involved in the original case and the two appeals. The conclusion is reached that the information technology industry will encounter significant difficulties and uncertainties as further cases involving technical issues come before the courts. (Author abstact)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-33
Number of pages	9
Journal	Computer Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/31.1.25
Publication status	Published - 1988

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