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Source Code, Linux and Supercomputers: the relationship between Law and Technology
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This article aims to analyze the current Brazilian legislation that regulates the software industry, stemming from the case study of the Linux kernel. The research problem consists of investigating if there is a necessary correlation between the legal protection of software and the closure of its source code technology. Empirical research and qualitative analysis are executed in accordance with the living lawfully theory and the rules of inference. The main result of this research is that the restriction of source code derives from a proprietary and legalistic approach of software rights, which contradicts the morality of aspiration of intellectual property rights.
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