Introduction to Computer Technology, Network Economics, and Intellectual Property LawApril 7th, 2003
FiledApril 7th, 2003Computer software and Internet commerce are among the fastest growing and most promising industries in the United States. A recent government report notes that more than half of U.S. nonfarm industries either produce information technology (IT) directly or invest in and use information technology products and services. U.S. Commerce Department, The Emerging Digital Economy II (1999). The information technology sector of the U.S. economy represented 8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 1999, accounting for more than