Embedded technical expression: Code and the leveraging of functionality

Information Society

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-213

  Ratto, Matt ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Code; Copyright; Expression; Free open source; Functionality; Linux; Patent; Science and technology studies; Software

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644464665     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240490951926     Document Type: Article

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