Jill Hurst <jill[_at_]textwise.com> writes:
>
> If you mean that the actual code written would be different, but the
> functionality and intent of the application would be the same -- my
> answer is "yes". But how likely would that be?
>
Does the development of automated tools for producing code from functional specifications (e.g. CASE tools) increase the likelihood that two functionally equivalent programs will end up with similar or identical code?
Mark Lemley
Assistant Professor, University of Texas School of Law
Of Counsel, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
mlemley[_at_]mail.law.utexas.edu
You can find a list of my articles and books, and information on how to obtain them, at http://www.law.utexas.edu/lemley/pubs.htm
For information on the Intellectual Property program at UT, see http://www.utexas.edu/law/acadaff/intelprop/ Received on Thu Jul 24 1997 - 19:03:15 GMT
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