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What is protected in a computer program? : copyright protection in the United States and Europe / Josef Drexl.
1994
N 631 DRE.J
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Title
What is protected in a computer program? : copyright protection in the United States and Europe / Josef Drexl.
Description
xvi, 124 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN
3527286888
9783527286881
9783527286881
Alternate Call Number
N 631 DRE.J
Note
Price : SFR; Supplier : Literart, Geneva; Recd 24/11/94; 2nd copy, gift from the author; Contents : 1. Introduction; 2. What makes computer programs different : A. Computer programs as utilitarian works; B. Lack of communicative purpose; C. Specific policy reasons in the field of software copyright; 3. The law in the United States and Europe : A. Development of software protection in the United States; B. Development of software protection in Germany (Prior to 1993); C. Copyright protection in other European countries prior to implementation of the EC Directive; 4. America and Europe compared : A. Where does the comparison go? B. Originality and the idea/expression dichotomy; C. Originality (test of copyrightability); D. Idea/expression dichotomy (infringement); 5. The EC software directive : A. Effect and implementation of the Directive; B. Originality and the idea/expression dichotomy; C. Reverse engineering (decOMPIlation); 6. Conclusion;.
Revision of the author's thesis (LL. M.)--University of California at Berkeley, 1993.
Revision of the author's thesis (LL. M.)--University of California at Berkeley, 1993.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-119) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
I. Introduction
II. What Makes Computer Programs Different? A. Computer Programs as Utilitarian Works. B. Lack of Communicative Purpose. C. Specific Policy Reasons in the Field of Software Copyright
III. The Law in the United States and Europe. A. Development of Software Protection in the United States. B. Development of Software Protection in Germany (Prior to 1993). C. Copyright Protection in Other European Countries Prior to Implementation of the EC Directive
IV. America and Europe Compared. A. Where Does the Comparison Go? B. Originality and the Idea/Expression Dichotomy. C. Originality (Test of Copyrightability). D. Idea/Expression Dichotomy (Infringement)
V. The EC Software Directive. A. Effect and Implementation of the Directive. B. Originality and the Idea/Expression Dichotomy. C. Reverse Engineering (Decompilation)
VI. Conclusion.
II. What Makes Computer Programs Different? A. Computer Programs as Utilitarian Works. B. Lack of Communicative Purpose. C. Specific Policy Reasons in the Field of Software Copyright
III. The Law in the United States and Europe. A. Development of Software Protection in the United States. B. Development of Software Protection in Germany (Prior to 1993). C. Copyright Protection in Other European Countries Prior to Implementation of the EC Directive
IV. America and Europe Compared. A. Where Does the Comparison Go? B. Originality and the Idea/Expression Dichotomy. C. Originality (Test of Copyrightability). D. Idea/Expression Dichotomy (Infringement)
V. The EC Software Directive. A. Effect and Implementation of the Directive. B. Originality and the Idea/Expression Dichotomy. C. Reverse Engineering (Decompilation)
VI. Conclusion.
Series
Series
IIC studies ; v. 15.
Published
Weinheim, Federal Republic of Germany : Vch, c1994.
Language
English
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