1841130877 9781847311740 electronic book 1847311741 electronic book 9781841130873 acid-free paper 9781472562050 online 1472562054
Alternate Call Number
N 631 LAI.C
Summary
This work analyses the scope of copyright protection for computer software in the United Kingdom and examines challenges for the future.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction; 2. Subsistence of copyright and infringement analysis under US and UK laws; 3. Limiting doctrines of merger and scènes à faire; 4. The copyright protection of user interfaces; 5. Copyright protection of video games; 6. Reverse engineering; 7. Defenses and other permitted acts; 8. Software copyright protection in relation to internet technology; 9. Database protection in the United Kingdom: the new deal and its effects on software protection; 10. The copyright-contract interface and software protection; 11. General conclusion.