database. A compilation of information arranged in a systematic way and offering a means of finding specific elements it contains, often today by electronic means. • Unless the information itself is original, a database is not protected by U.S. copyright law. Elsewhere, it may be protected as a distinct class of “literary works,” or it […]
Database Directive. See DIRECTIVE ON THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF DATABASES.
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Directive on the Legal Protection of Databases. Copyright. A 1996 European Commission initiative that sets uniform copyright protection among members for databases of original content and requires a sui generis system of protection for databases that do not qualify for copyright protection because their content is not original. — Also termed Database Directive.
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Automated Patent System. A computerized database of patents, maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database. — Abbr. APS. — Also termed automated patent search system.
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Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. A model law that regulates software licensing and computer-information transactions. • The Act draws on contract law and the Uniform Commercial Code to create a regulatory scheme for licensing, rather than sales or lease, transactions. Among other things, UCITA applies to contracts for the licensing or purchase of software, contracts
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denial-of-service attack. A malicious strike against a computer, website, network, server, or database designed to render it inaccessible, usu. by overwhelming it with activity or by forcing it to malfunction. — Also termed nuking. — Abbr. DoS attack. distributed denial-of-service attack. A denial-of-service attack carried out by distributing a virus that causes infected computers to
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identifying material. Copyright. A portion or representation of an entire work deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office. • A copyright registrant is required to deposit at least one complete copy of the work, and often two. If a trade secret would be disclosed by a deposit or if the work’s nature (e.g., a holograph) makes
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duplicative (doo-plik-[schwa]-tiv alsodoo-pli-kay-tiv), adj. 1. Having or characterized by having overlapping content, intentions, or effect ( duplicative sources) (duplicative evidence) (duplicative regulations). 2. Duplicate; having or characterized by having identical content (duplicative database) (duplicative backup).
North American Free Trade Agreement. A 1994 agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, designed to phase out all tariffs and eliminate many nontariff barriers (such as quotas) inhibiting the free trade of goods between the participating nations. • Among other provisions, it set minimum standards for intellectual-property protection afforded other members’ citizens. Negotiated
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crack, vb. Slang. 1. To open (a lock). 2. To decode (security information); esp., to decipher or discover (a code, a password, etc. needed to break into a computer, network, server, or database). Cf. HACK. 3. To bypass (an encryption or a security device, esp. one designed to prevent unauthorized access, as in a cable