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Microcode and the protection of intellectual effort

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We believe that the intellectual efforts of persons should be protected, but that the needs of society must be protected, too. Substantial interest in this issue, as it pertains to the protection of microcode, has prompted the preparation of this paper as a position statement to initiate discussion at the 18th International Microprogramming Workshop. We describe the relevant protection mechanisms and some of the nuances regarding them. We describe the important characteristics of microcode. Finally, we assume an advocacy position.

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                cover image ACM SIGMICRO Newsletter
                ACM SIGMICRO Newsletter  Volume 16, Issue 4
                Dec. 1985
                166 pages
                ISSN:1050-916X
                DOI:10.1145/18906
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                • cover image ACM Conferences
                  MICRO 18: Proceedings of the 18th annual workshop on Microprogramming
                  December 1985
                  201 pages
                  ISBN:0897911725
                  DOI:10.1145/18927

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